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

Editorial

• Welcome to the twenty-first issue of Science in School
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News from the EIROs

• Trapped by scientists: antimatter, cholesterol and red blood cells
  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 teaching in space: the ESA teachers workshop
  Meet an astronaut, cook a comet and plan a trip to Mars - at a recent teacher workshop at ESA.
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• Science: on stage and in action
  Marvel at the latest Science on Stage event in Spain: Ciencia en Acción.
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Feature article

• How I killed Pluto: Mike Brown
  To change the world would be amazing enough. Mike Brown changed the Solar System.
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Cutting-edge science

• Birds on the run: what makes ostriches so fast?
  What makes ostriches such fast runners?
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• Cancer stem cells – hope for the future?
  Cancer and stem cells are both topical issues. Cancer stem cells may revolutionise the treatment of cancer.
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Teaching activities

• The physics of crowds
  Why this crowding interesting to scientists and how can we study the phenomenon in class?
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• Polymers in medicine
  Hands-on activities to investigate polymers and their medical applications.
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Projects in science education

• Bioremediation in the classroom
  Investigate the bioremediation powers of the aquatic fern Azolla at school.
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• Smell like Julius Caesar: recreating ancient perfumes in the laboratory
  Take your students 2000 years into the past, recreating and testing Julius Caesar’s perfume.
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• Smoke is in the air: how fireworks affect air quality
  Learn how to investigate atmospheric pollutants in class.
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Science topics

• Just the placebo effect?
  When your doctor prescribes you a tablet and you get better, was it really the drug or could it have been the colour of the tablet?
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• More than meets the eye: unravelling the cosmos at the highest energies
  Explore X-rays and gamma rays and learn how the European Space Agency observes the cosmos at these wavelengths.
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Teacher profile

• A science teacher on air
  What do science teaching and radio journalism have in common?
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Reviews

• The Astronaut’s Cookbook: Tales, Recipes, and More
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• Who Cloned my Cat? Fun Adventures in Biotechnology
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