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Tulips, Clogs and DNA repair

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April 16th 2006
I decided it would be fun to join Liz, David and Julian in the tulip-filled country of Holland for a conference on DNA Repair. Unfortunately, due to the late spring, there were no tulips to be found. Just fields of stems and buds waiting to open. I did feel sorry for the bus loads of tourists on their tulip-viewing holidays - apparently the flowers are usually guaranteed in April. There were, howe ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » Noordwijkerhout

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio... ... read more