DIY Evolution - A Historian's Guide to Amateur Plant Breeding

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• Helen Anne Curry, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge
• Thursday 03 December 2015, 19:00-20:30
• Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road, Cambridge.

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Free & open to the public

You might not think of gardening as science. But home gardeners have long been enthusiasts for experimentation of all kinds, and gardens have often doubled as experimental laboratories.

Helen Anne Curry will describe the efforts of amateur gardeners to create their own new varieties of flowers, fruits, and vegetables throughout the twentieth century, using techniques taken straight from the latest in genetics research. These include everything from straightforward techniques such as selection and hybridization to more unusual approaches such as X-raying seeds, spraying shoots with toxic chemicals, and exposing flower buds to radioisotopes.

You might even get inspired to try your own hand at evolution!

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