Napping black holes, disappearing pets and mice regrowing limbs all featured in news stories last week. The science in the news-letter contains links and QR codes to the stories plus a question for your KS4 and KS5 students to answer to extend their learning.   api on Shareaholic Find Inspiration For...

The story Synthetic life has gone mainstream. Since I wrote about Craig Venter’s work on creating synthetic cells this technology is now available to anyone with a lab so I guess it’s not surprising that companies are now making, and selling, ‘synthetic biology’ organisms. You might be aware that a Kickstarter funded project has made enough money to...

Stem cells, genetic modification and natural selection are all GCSE biology topics that feature in this week’s Science in the News-letter. Students can also read about an evacuation caused by warning signs of a volcanic eruption in South America and a new theory as to why Neanderthals became extinct.   api on Shareaholic ...

© ACS The story I come across a lot of science news stories (as you can imagine) and  have noticed that journalists are attracted to certain topics – ones that they think have a certain ‘sexy’ appeal to their readers I imagine. Bionic body parts seems to be one of them – conjuring imagery of a future where we are all enhanced by ultra-efficient prosthetic...

Science news stories in this week’s Science in the News-letter include a topical example of bioaccumulation of toxins in a food chain, a new hope in the eradication of malaria and a  worrying climate change milestone.   api on Shareaholic Find Inspiration For your Site For your Browser Our Blog ...

Last week saw the 60 year anniversary of the famous discovery by Watson and Crick which heralded the start of the modern era of biology. Also in the news last week: a possible cure for HIV begins human trials, the Earth’s core is 1 000 degrees Celsius than previously thought and why we urgently need to remove space debris.   api on Shareaholic ...