Behind the scenes: Working as an animator for Head Squeeze
From ‘British Science Association’, May 20, 2013 “Sree Kadalayil is a Belfast-based 2D character animator. After completing his Masters in Animation from Norwich in 2005, he has been working in the UK...
View ArticleStem cells 2.0
From ‘Trenches of Discovery’, May 20, 2013 “It’s been a divisive issue for as long as it’s existed, but the topic of human embryonic cloning has been thrust back into the spotlight this week with the...
View ArticleWhose genome is it anyway?
From ‘Inspiring Science’, May 21, 2013 “Fifteen years ago it was the stuff of science fiction. Now, you can just swab your cheek, send it to a company and, for only a few hundred euros, have your DNA...
View ArticleWould you eat laboratory-grown meat?
From ‘Julie Gould’, May 21, 2013 “Would you eat meat that has been grown in a lab rather than taken directly from the animal?” Julie Gould puts the question to Prof Mark Post from Maastricht university...
View ArticleSpecimen of the Week: Week Eighty-Five
From ‘Grant Museum of Zoology’, May 27, 2013 **The Bryozoa** “A WHAT?? Nooooo, it’s not a plant. We are a Museum of Zoology don’t you know. There aren’t any plants in here…Bryozoans may do a really...
View ArticleUnderwhelming Fossil Fish of the Month: May
From ‘Grant Museum of Zoology’, May 28, 2013 “It was inevitable I guess. A mere six months into this wonderful voyage through the underwhelming fossil fish of the Grant Museum I’m throwing in the grass...
View ArticleSupporting conservation as an individual with no money
From ‘Grant Museum of Zoology’, May 29, 2013 “In today’s world I find we are surrounded by charity adverts ready to make us feel bad for not immediately delving into our wallets for our credit cards....
View ArticleThe viruses that made us
From ‘Inspiring Science’, May 29, 2013 “Viruses make their living by breaking into cells and using the machinery and energy in the cell to reproduce. Once inside, some viruses immediately hijack the...
View ArticleSpeaking to…Louise Walker
From ‘Speaking of Science’, May 30, 2013 This is part of a series of interviews with science communicators about science communication… Julie Gould speaks to Lousie Walker about science communication...
View ArticleNature Enslaved, Nature Embraced
From ‘Don’t Forget the Roundabouts’, May 30, 2013 “despite our increasingly urbanised existence, a significant proportion of the human race still has a fascination for nature.” Simon...
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