From model organism to medical advances
A simple fungus used to brew beer is now used around the world to advance cancer research.
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A simple fungus used to brew beer is now used around the world to advance cancer research.
Archeology and genetics combine to reveal what caused the Black Death.
Iodine, with its characteristic purple vapours, has myriad applications – from the familiar disinfectant to innovative solar cells.
A group of German researchers is bringing to light the medicinal wisdom of the Middle Ages.
Having difficulties explaining black holes to your students? Why not try these simple activities in the classroom?
Evolutionary relationships can be tricky to explain. By using simple, everyday objects, your students can work them out for themselves.
Using nothing but a pig’s heart, a knife and a supply of water, you and your students can investigate how the heart pumps.
In the African forest, Fabian Leendertz and his team look for new infectious agents that can be transmitted from animals to humans. Could one of them cause the next pandemic?
Soaring temperatures, a flooded landscape, violent winds…. What would our planet be like without the Moon?
Spinal cord injury typically causes permanent paralysis and is currently a condition without a cure. Could stem cell therapy provide hope?
From model organism to medical advances
Tales from a plague pit
Purple fumes: the importance of iodine
Monastic medicine: medieval herbalism meets modern science
Peering into the darkness: modelling black holes in primary school
Phylogenetics of man-made objects: simulating evolution in the classroom
From the bottom of our hearts: a hands-on demonstration of the mammalian heartbeat
Evolving threats: investigating new zoonotic infections
Life without the Moon: a scientific speculation
Spinal cord injury: do stem cells have the answer?