|
My
2 Bob's Worth
Jason Major
The
email box is overflowing, notes all over my desk and information
packs stacked to the ceiling - not very sciency.
But I just got back from six days at the Sydney Show where
I talked to people about biotechnology, mostly explaining
to school students (some as young as five) about DNA and how
scientists use it.
You would be amazed how you can explain complex science such
as DNA and genetics to a five-year-old, especially when they
can actually see what it really looks like - snot, gooby,
slime and other such descriptions get used.
I have now done the 5 million emails - mostly junk, sent off
some information to a student to help with his assignment
on genetically modified crops - his main concern was that
GM crops were going to get out of control.
My other enquiry was from an artist-in-residence wanting information
on the various forms of genetic technologies and to find out
more about genetically modified goats that can produce spider
silk in their milk, cactus growing human hair and cloned cows
with extra genes for milk protein. She is getting creative
in her depictions of biotechnology
Where am I am going to next....Science teachers conference
in Tasmania. Ah lovely. I had better start developing the
workshop I have to give the teachers on stem cells. I'll do
that later today, though.
Now I have to do accounts stuff...grumble, $#^*& ... hate
doing accounts. |
|
