A short general history of the MRC
written by Brian Johnson-Barker

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	Introduction
	Structural levels of research
	1969 - the era of the Hippies
	Early scientific research in South Africa
	Motivation, mining - and research
	The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
	A move from Pretoria to Parow
	Changed era
	Life after apartheid
	Democracy dawns
	"A national asset" - SETI Review
	Past and future
	Symbols and heraldry
	A record of medical science, transformation and achievement