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Writing fiction has inspired me ever since I was asked to write a story about ‘an amazing journey’ in my year 3 English lessons. I took it up seriously in 2010 when I began my first novel 'A Column of Smoke'.

I graduated from the University of Durham in 2005, and went on to study butterfly migration for my PhD. I now work in science communication.

I have a particular interest in writing fiction about the ethical issues which often arise when scientific discoveries influence society. ...more

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	Tickets for the Ark 4.06 avg rating — 85 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Is that Fish in Your Tomato? 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tickets for the Ark: From wasps to whales – how do we choose what to save? 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Column of Smoke 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Awaking the God Within: Learning to Partner with God to Create a Life You Love by Lacey Woolley Bangerter, Rebecca Nesbit (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Entradas para el Arca: Desde avispas hasta ballenas, cómo elegimos qué animales salvar by Rebecca Nesbit (Goodreads Author), Rebecca Nesbit (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Court-Ordered Community Service (Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration) by Rebecca Nesbit (Goodreads Author), Su Young Choi, Jody Clay-Warner 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Court-Ordered Community Service: The Experiences of Community Organizations and Community Service Workers (Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration) by Rebecca Nesbit (Goodreads Author), Su Young Choi, Jody Clay-Warner 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Flavr Savr: that isn’t fish in your tomato

The first GM food to reach the market was the Flavr Savr tomato, the brain child of Calgene, a small company in Davis, California. The tomatoes had been genetically-modified for a longer shelf-life, and their launch was announced in 1994.

The gene for an enzyme that breaks down pectin was flipped in Flavr Savr. The enzyme causes the fruit to soften and rot, so the flipped gene meant Flavr Savr toma

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Dora Bruder

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The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

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Host Manipulation by Parasites

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“An animal’s capacity to suffer isn’t related to how rare it is, how appealing we find it or whether we view it as native. Branding certain species as pests doesn’t mean we can wash our hands of the moral implications of killing then.”
― Rebecca Nesbit, Tickets for the Ark: From wasps to whales – how do we choose what to save?

tags: animals, conservation, environment, nature

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