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Editorial News from the EIROs Events Feature article: Andrew Wildes Cutting-edge science Teaching activities Projects in science education Science topics Teacher profile Reviews

Editorial

• Welcome to the nineteenth issue of Science in School
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News from the EIROs

• Rockets, genomes and particle accelerators
  EIROforum, the publisher of Science in School, reports on the latest news from its eight European inter-governmental research organisations.
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Events

• Forthcoming events
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• Science teachers take to the stage
  Science recognises no national borders – and neither does Science on Stage, the network for European science teachers. Eleanor Hayes attended the international festival.
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Feature article

• Life in the line of fire: Andrew Wildes
  All major X-ray and neutron facilities employ instrument scientists. Andrew Wildes from the Institut Laue-Langevin explains how he juggles his daily tasks.
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Cutting-edge science

• Investigating the causes of schizophrenia
  Laurence Reed and Jackie de Belleroche discuss schizophrenia – and how functional genomics could help to identify its causes.
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• Van Gogh’s darkening legacy
  The brilliant yellows of van Gogh’s paintings are turning a nasty brown. Andrew Brown reveals how sophisticated X-ray techniques at ESRF can explain why.
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• A planet from another galaxy
  Astronomers have recently discovered a planet orbiting a star from outside our galaxy. Johny Setiawan reports.
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Teaching activities

• The DNA detective game
  With the help of a detective game, Kenneth Wallace-Müller from the Gene Jury team introduces the use of DNA in forensics and the ethical questions involved.
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• Amber: an introduction to organic chemistry
  Bernhard Sturm’s teaching unit about amber introduces not only conductivity but also many other characteristics of solid organic compounds.
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Projects in science education

• Building a space habitat in the classroom
  What does it take to live on the Moon or even Mars? Erin Tranfield suggests an interdisciplinary teaching activity to get your students thinking about this.
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• Moja Island: learning about renewable energy sources
  In developing countries, renewable energy may be a prerequisite to overcoming poverty. Marlene Rau introduces a teaching activity from Practical Action.
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Science topics

• Neutrinos: an introduction
  What do continental drift, nuclear power stations and supernovae have in common? Neutrinos, as Susana Cebrián explains.
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• What is chemiluminescence?
  Glowing jellyfish, flickering fireflies, fun glow sticks; Emma Welsh introduces the beautiful and mysterious world of chemiluminescence.
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Teacher profile

• Schoolhouse scientists
  Sarah Stanley explains how Becky Parker gets her students involved in particle physics at CERN. Why not get your students to join in too?
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Reviews

• Exploring the Mystery of Matter: The ATLAS Experiment
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• Ask a Biologist website
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• 2010-2011 State of the Wild: A Global Portrait
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