Return of a Scottish Hero
November 12, 2010| |
The fusion of two research institutes, the Scottish Crop Research Institute and Macaulay Land Use Research Institute gave birth to a "super research institute" named James Hutton Research Institute. The Institute brings together Scottish expertise in crop research, soils and land use, and will make a major contribution to the study of key global issues, such as food and energy security, biodiversity, and how climate change will affect the way we use land and grow crops, the press release said.
The Institute which will begin operations in April 2011 was named to honor James Hutton, the leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment in the 18th century and regarded as the father of modern geology who influenced Charles Darwin in developing his theory of evolution.
To read more on this news, see http://www.scri.ac.uk/news/jameshuttoninstitute
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