The Poison Paradox: Chemicals as Friends and Foes, By John Timbrell
“All substances are poisons; there is none that is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy.”
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“All substances are poisons; there is none that is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy.”
Tim Harrison and Dudley Shallcross from the University of Bristol, UK, describe some of the University’s activities to share a delight in chemistry with school students.
Yasmin Khan from the Science Museum in London, UK, reveals how deeply our modern civilisation has been enriched by previous Muslim civilisations – and argues for a more balanced approach to the history of science.
Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, the inventor of DNA fingerprinting, remembers his childhood passion for science, explains what we have learned from direct DNA analysis, and describes his work with Chernobyl survivors. Interviewed by Russ Hodge and Anna-Lynn Wegener from the European Molecular Biology…
Mark Tiele Westra from the European Fusion Development Agreement (EFDA) in Garching, Germany, elucidates the source of power on Earth: the Sun
Many of you were fascinated (and disgusted!) by the article about forensic entomology in our last issue. Paula Starbäck, the reviewer, suggested that it would be a fascinating activity for students, if only someone could find a way to avoid the terrible smell. We challenged you to come up with a…
Fay Christodoulou, a Greek PhD student at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), is an example that shows not every researcher is born with a passion for science. She describes to Anna-Lynn Wegener from EMBL how her biology teacher inspired a long-lasting interest in science.
Ivo Grigorov from the EurOCEANS project describes how the deep seas can help us to understand and predict climate change.
How much do Europeans really know about science and technology? What do they think about it? Do they even care? Russ Hodge from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory reports on one of the Eurobarometer surveys.
How do I become a star-chaser? How do we recognise particles that we don’t know? When will fusion power become available to mankind? Sabina Griffith from the European Fusion Development Agreement in Garching, Germany, describes the guided round-the-world trip through the science of the EIROforum…
The Poison Paradox: Chemicals as Friends and Foes, By John Timbrell
Perfume chemistry, sexual attraction and exploding balloons: university activities for school
1000 years of missing science
Alec Jeffreys interview: a pioneer on the frontier of human diversity
Fusion in the Universe: the power of the Sun
Forensic entomology: activities for schools
Memories of a very special teacher
Bringing global climate change to the classroom
What Europeans really think (and know) about science and technology
ESOF 2006: science close up and personal