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A lesson for bankers from the birds and the bees

By Gillian Tett

Published: May 1 2009 20:25 | Last updated: May 1 2009 20:25

This spring, Mervyn King, the doughty governor of the Bank of England, has good reason to think about the birds and bees – alongside other matters linked to zoology, epidemiology or ecology.

The reason? A few months ago Mr King and other Bank officials started brainstorming with Lord Robert May, the prominent zoologist and former head of the Royal Society (and ex-chief scientific adviser to the UK government).

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