Goethe once wrote, "After what I have seen of plants and fish in Naples and Sicily, I would be tempted-were I ten years younger-to undertake a journey to India, not to discover something new, but to view in my way what has been discovered." At The Nature Institute we journey into different areas of focus, attempting to shed light on phenomena that others may well have seen, but not seen from the contextual perspective we've taken.

On this website you will find articles and commentaries about specific topics within the different content areas. We hope they open your eyes and mind to new ways of looking. The areas of focus (with considerable overlap in some cases) are:

• Seeing Nature Whole: A Goethean Approach
• Genetics and Biotechnology
• Nontarget Effects of Genetic Manipulation
• Technology and Human Responsibility
• Toward a Science of Qualities
• Evolution
• Science Education