The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, goes in search of the next Darwin

By Angela McFarlane

Issue 107 | Page 21 | Published Mar 2009

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Angela explains how Kew is encouraging primary school children to explore Darwin's big ideas and take part in real science research through the Great Plant Hunt project.

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