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DNA-based methods such as PCR, gel electrophoresis and bioinformatics, provide a practical insight into virus research for students – applicable to COVID-19, bird flu and others.
Ages: 16-19;
A new short film explores the science behind gene therapies, with the help of five leading experts in the field and a unique, stop-motion animation.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Stroll through biological databases: Walking on chromosomes is a CusMiBio project that teaches students how to explore biological databases and extract basic information about human genes. It is a collaborative activity based on working together and sharing discoveries.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
New studies are uncovering how emissions from daily household activities pollute the air we breathe at home.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Raising awareness of the rise in diabetes
Ages: not applicable;
Sabine Hentze and Martina Muckenthaler tell Lucy Patterson about their work – detecting genetic diseases and counselling potentially affected patients.
Ages: 16-19;
We’ve all heard that an antioxidant-rich diet is healthy. Together with his students, Gianluca Farusi compared the antioxidant levels in a range of foods and drinks.
Ages: 16-19;
Catching the influenza virus can be more than just a nuisance: these pathogens have caused the most deadly pandemic in recent history. Claire Ainsworth investigates how scientists are working to prevent it happening again.
Ages: 16-19;
Schistosomiasis is the second most socioeconomically devastating parasitic disease after malaria. Alan Wilson and Stuart Haslam investigate new ways to combat the parasite – taking advantage of its sugar coating.
Ages: 16-19;
Fred Engelbrecht and Thomas Wendt from the ExploHeidelberg Teaching Lab describe some experiments on sugar detection to demonstrate the problems that people with diabetes face every day.
Ages: 16-19;
| Issue 78
On the trail of viruses: understanding virus research
Topics: Biology
| Issue 76
Gene Horizons: a video introduction to the science behind gene therapies
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 57
A chromosome walk
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society
| Issue 48
Take a deep breath? Investigating indoor air pollution
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
| issue 35
World Health Day 2016: Beat diabetes
Topics: Resources
| Issue 13
Getting a grip on genetic diseases
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 13
Looking for antioxidant food
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 11
Outmanoeuvering influenza’s tricks
Topics: Biology
| Issue 11
Sugary insights into worm parasite infections
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 9
Detecting sugar: an everyday problem when facing diabetes
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
