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We tend to think of our genetic information as being encoded in DNA – in our genes. Brona McVittie from Epigenome NoE, UK, describes why this is only part of the story.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
At the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, Peer Bork’s research group has meticulously reconstructed a new tree of life – tracing the course of evolution. Russ Hodge explains.
Ages: 16-19;
Lucy Attwood from Oxford Danfysik, UK, explains the mysterious appeal of champagne.
Ages: not applicable;
Are you looking for a good article to use in a lesson? Or do you just want to browse a science journal or two for inspiration? Here is a selection of free online science journals and some useful tools for tracking down the books, articles and journals you need.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
The goal of this DVD is to show how information collected from patients often allows scientists to achieve a deeper understanding of the genetic and molecular basis of a specific disease. This level of understanding is crucial to developing treatments for disease and, consequently, to relieving…
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
I was examining a list of more than 20 books available for reviewing when I discovered this odd title. I am not especially interested in mosquitoes, and I know very little about them. But a colleague’s encouragement and my own curiosity led me to choose this book from the list.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Superman, Batman, Lightning Lad, Spiderman – they all apply the principles of physics to perform their extraordinary feats… or do they? Which laws are suspended, and which are extended? Which are indeed forgotten completely?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
A professor once told me in a job interview that he prefers to hire women for his laboratory “because they get things done”. Nonetheless, although a blunt question as to whether you plan to have children is certainly out of fashion, female scientists still experience situations that are…
Ages: 16-19;
The Science Behind Medicines CD-ROM is a teaching resource produced by GlaxoSmithKline and aimed at biology and chemistry teachers of post-16 students. It has sections on drug discovery, structural formulae, bacterial infections, asthma and viral infections.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Power, Sex, Suicide: three words that immediately aroused my interest in reading this book. The subtitle, Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life, explains what the book is about – the crucial role of mitochondria in our lives.
Ages: 16-19;
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Epigenetics
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A new tree of life
Topics: Biology
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Putting the fizz into physics!
Topics: Physics
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Free science journals
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Learning from Patients: The Science of Medicine
Topics: Resources
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Real Mosquitoes Don’t Eat Meat: This and Other Inquiries into the Oddities of Nature, By Brad Wetzler
Topics: Resources
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The Physics of Superheroes, By James Kakalios
Topics: Resources
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Success Strategies for Women in Science: A Portable Mentor, By Peggy A. Pritchard
Topics: Resources
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The Science Behind Medicines
Topics: Resources
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Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life, By Nick Lane
Topics: Resources
