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The incidence of diabetes is on the rise, in both the developed and developing worlds. Klaus Dugi, Professor of Medicine at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, discusses the causes, symptoms and treatment of diabetes.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
We tend to think of our genetic information as being encoded in DNA – in our genes. Brona McVittie from Epigenome NoE, UK, describes why this is only part of the story.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
At the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, Peer Bork’s research group has meticulously reconstructed a new tree of life – tracing the course of evolution. Russ Hodge explains.
Ages: 16-19;
Are you a biologist with a mission? Do you want to fight crime with science? Martin Hall and Amoret Brandt from The Natural History Museum in London, UK, introduce the fascinating (and smelly) field of forensic entomology.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Mariolina Tenchini, Director of Cus-Mi-Bio in Milan, Italy, introduces a university initiative to motivate science teachers and provide both them and their students with hands-on experience of cutting-edge science.
Ages: not applicable;
Dionisios Karounias, Evanthia Papanikolaou and Athanasios Psarreas, from Greece, describe their innovative model of the DNA double helix – using empty bottles and cans!
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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Diabetes mellitus
Topics: Biology, Health
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Epigenetics
Topics: Biology, Health
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A new tree of life
Topics: Biology
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Forensic entomology
Topics: Biology
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Linking university and school: addressing the challenges of science teaching in Italy
Topics: Biology, General science
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Modelling the DNA double helix using recycled materials
Topics: Biology
