Tuesday 19th April 2011
Scottish scientist included in list of men shaping future
University of Aberdeen
An Aberdeen scientist has been included in Esquire magazine’s list of the “20 men who will shape the next 20 years”.
Biologist Dr Alan Bowman appears alongside quantum physicists, entrepreneurs, activists, Prince Charles and others who, the men’s glossy claims, “hold our future in their hands.”
The senior lecturer was included because some of his research — also involving the University of Aberdeen’s Dr Ewan Campbell and Dr Giles Budge at the National Bee Unit — is trying to protect the endangered honey bee which has been declining by as much as 30 per cent a year.
The blood sucking Varroa mite is the biggest killer of honey bees worldwide after developing resistance to beekeepers’ medication over the past decade.
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