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Why are cells like wildebeest? Laura Spinney investigates the migration of cells and the formation of organs, using the tiny and transparent zebrafish.
Ages: 16-19;
Professor Lewis Wolpert discusses his controversial ideas about belief, science education and much more with Vienna Leigh from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory.
Ages: 16-19;
Professor Tim Hunt, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, talks to Philipp Gebhardt about his passion for science, the importance of pure research, the influence of enthusiastic colleagues – and the role of serendipity in scientific discovery.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Angelika Börsch-Haubold demonstrates the olfactory delights of organic chemistry.
Ages: 16-19;
RNA is a crucial biological molecule that is seldom mentioned in detail in textbooks. In the first article in a series, Russ Hodge describes some exciting recent research on RNA.
Ages: 16-19;
Katie Wynne and Steve Bloom from Imperial College London, UK, describe their work on a hormone that could tackle the causes of obesity.
Ages: 16-19;
With the help of enthusiastic school students and scientists, the Dutch school competition ‘Imagine’ supports the sustainable production of biodiesel in Mozambique, avocado oil in Kenya and the colorant byxine in Surinam. Daan Schuurbiers and Marije Blomjous, from the Foundation Imagine Life…
Ages: 16-19;
Pongprapan Pongsophon, Vantipa Roadrangka and Alison Campbell from Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand, demonstrate how a difficult concept in evolution can be explained with equipment as simple as a box of buttons!
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
One of the many purposes of science is to support the humanities. With this in mind, Gianluca Farusi and his students set out to investigate and prepare iron-gall ink, a historically significant material for the transmission of knowledge.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Ever wished you could borrow a PCR machine for your lessons? And perhaps an expert to show your students how to use it? Marc van Mil introduces DNA labs that bring genomics directly to the classroom.
Ages: 16-19;
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The great migration
Topics: Biology
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Interview with Lewis Wolpert
Topics: Biology, General science, Profiles
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Eyes on the horizon, feet on the ground: interview with Tim Hunt
Topics: Biology, General science, Science and society
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Small molecules make scents
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Of Roman roads, train yards and inspectors: recent discoveries in RNA research
Topics: Biology
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Oxyntomodulin: a new therapy for obesity?
Topics: Biology, Health
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Imagine… sharing ideas in the life sciences
Topics: Biology
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Counting Buttons: demonstrating the Hardy-Weinberg principle
Topics: Biology
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Monastic ink: linking chemistry and history
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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DNA labs on the road
Topics: Biology, Health
