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Dr Mike Jackson OBE

@jackson1948.bsky.social
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Retired academic and genetic resources specialist and sometime genebanker (potatoes and rice). Worked in UK (Univ. of Birmingham); Peru & Costa Rica (CIP); Philippines (IRRI). Enjoying life in North Tyneside, UK. Blogger: mikejackson1948.blog #IAmABotanist

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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 17h
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Here's another blog post about genebanks and molecular markers . . . wp.me/pqt3D-dU0
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A companion piece to what I wrote about botany at Birmingham a couple of days ago. wp.me/pqt3D-dTE
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Lowering the botanical flag
The growing invisibility of plant sciences in British universities In October 1967, I arrived at the University of Southampton to begin my undergraduate studies. I had chosen to study botany, combi…
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Worldle - Guess the Country
A daily geography game where you guess the country from its shape and get clues with every attempt. Play daily or explore the archive.
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A little of the history of Botany at the University of Birmingham between 1979 and 2000. mikejackson1948.wordpress.com/2026/09/02/f...
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From Botany to Biosciences: Birmingham, 1970–2000
In an earlier post I traced the origins of Botany at Birmingham and the succession of Mason Professors. Here I pick up the story in 1970, when I encountered the department for myself. My associatio…
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A short memoir of the years I spent in Peru - and a little beyond. wp.me/Pqt3D-dS1
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The Country That Stayed With Me – Peru, Potatoes, and the Making of a Scientist
Click on the image below to open the memoir:
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Dr Mike Jackson OBE @jackson1948.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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