Leicester Lit&Phil - Science and Conservation at The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Professor Pete Hollingsworth’s research focuses on understanding and conserving plant biodiversity, and he will give an overview of the Royal Botanic Garden from its origin as a physic garden through to this current science programme. Other research interests include understanding pest and pathogen threats to the natural environment and the conservation of genetic diversity. He has also played a major role in the ‘International Barcode of Life’ project aiming to build a unified DNA-based index of life on earth.