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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;
Do your students find it hard to see the application of science to other subjects? Montserrat Capellas from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, explains how modern chemical analyses are shedding light on ancient Pompeii.
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;
Sigrid Griet Eeckhout from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France, investigates what determines the toxicity of mercury compounds – and how X-ray light is helping to solve the mystery.
Ages: 16-19;
Catch them young! Alex Griffin, Tim Harrison and Dudley Shallcross from the University of Bristol, UK, show how important it is to interest young children in science – and how much fun it can be!
Ages: <11;
Tuberculosis isn’t something Europeans normally worry about. But the disease is re-emerging and is resistant to many of our drugs. Claire Ainsworth describes how Matthias Wilmanns and his team are trying to hold the disease back.
Ages: 16-19;
Winfried Weissenhorn’s group at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Grenoble, France, has uncovered a possible way to tackle a range of dangerous viruses –by trapping them inside their cocoons. Claire Ainsworth investigates.
Ages: 16-19;
Science on Stage 2 took place during the first week of April and brought together some of the best science teachers in Europe. Montserrat Capellas describes some memorable moments.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Anne MJG Piret from the European Commission assisted the jury during the recent EU Contest for Young Scientists.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Steve Jones talks to Vienna Leigh about the startling re-emergence of creationism in Europe, how teachers can help, and why he will never argue with a creationist.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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Oxyntomodulin: a new therapy for obesity?
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 6
Recovering Pompeii
Topics: Chemistry
| Issue 6
Eyes on the horizon, feet on the ground: interview with Tim Hunt
Topics: Biology, General science, Science and society
| Issue 7
Mercury: a poisonous solution
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science
| Issue 7
Primary circuses of experiments
Topics: Chemistry
| Issue 7
Fighting an old enemy: tuberculosis
Topics: Biology, Health
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Locking the cradle
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 5
Science teaching flies high at Science on Stage 2
Topics: Events
| Issue 8
Welcome to Valencia! The EU Contest for Young Scientists
Topics: Events
| Issue 9
Interview with Steve Jones: the threat of creationism
Topics: Biology
