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July 28, 2006 | Issue 2

Success Strategies for Women in Science: A Portable Mentor, By Peggy A. Pritchard

A professor once told me in a job interview that he prefers to hire women for his laboratory “because they get things done”. Nonetheless, although a blunt question as to whether you plan to have children is certainly out of fashion, female scientists still experience situations that are…

Ages: 16-19;
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July 28, 2006 | Issue 2

The Science Behind Medicines

The Science Behind Medicines CD-ROM is a teaching resource produced by GlaxoSmithKline and aimed at biology and chemistry teachers of post-16 students. It has sections on drug discovery, structural formulae, bacterial infections, asthma and viral infections.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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July 28, 2006 | Issue 2

Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life, By Nick Lane

Power, Sex, Suicide: three words that immediately aroused my interest in reading this book. The subtitle, Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life, explains what the book is about – the crucial role of mitochondria in our lives.

Ages: 16-19;
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July 27, 2006 | Issue 2

Video-clip collection of the European Space Agency

Films about science or even pseudo-science can be powerful tools in the classroom. Heinz Oberhummer from the Cinema and Science project provides a toolkit for using the video-clip collection of the European Space Agency.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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