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Lessons from larvae
Biologist and author Professor Matthew Cobb explains why studying the much-maligned maggot can help us better understand ourselves – from our genes and development to our sense of smell The Biologist 63(4) p12-15 Maggots have a bad reputation....
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Spotlight on: Plant science
The Biologist Vol 62(2) p30-31 Plant science is the modern, multidisciplinary study of plants, once better known as botany. This discipline has developed from the collection and classification of plants, algae and fungi into a branch of the biosciences...
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Safe Haven
Paul Weindling explores Britain's role supporting refugee biologists escaping war and persecution The Biologist Vol 61(6) p24-27 Between 1933 and 1945, the UK took in numerous biologists displaced by Nazism, Italian fascism and the Second World War....
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An RSB first: prestigious accreditation given to apprenticeship programme
The MSc in Technical Leadership (Biomedical Science) apprenticeship at Keele University was awarded RSB apprenticeship accreditation this autumn following a rigorous independent assessment. Making history, this is the first award of its kind given out...
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Biology Curriculum Committee
Our purpose is to ensure the biology curriculum at all educational stages is as relevant as possible and prepares students for their next steps in life – whether they go on to study biology at university, use biology in a related career or use their...
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Conflicting ideas
Harmit Malik talks to The Biologist about his influential work on genetic conflict – and how reconstructing virus–host arms races from deep in our evolutionary history could help us design new antiviral proteins February 27th 2022 Earlier this year the...
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Conflicting ideas
Harmit Malik talks to The Biologist about his influential work on genetic conflict – and how reconstructing virus–host arms races from deep in our evolutionary history could help us design new antiviral proteins February 27th 2022 Earlier this year the...
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Plant Health Professionals
The Plant Health Professional Register provides independent recognition and validation of your plant health and biosecurity competencies, professional standing and achievements. It is suitable for everyone working with plants from sectors including:...
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Reports
Young Biologist Forum 2024 On Saturday 16th March, Royal Holloway University of London hosted on its beautiful campus the 3rd edition of the Young Biologist Forum. The event is fully organised by the RHUL Biological Society students and supported by...
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Reports
Building a new woodland 27 April 2024 Members of the Northern Branch had an interesting, guided tour at Low Burnhall Woods, hosted by two volunteers from the Woodland Trust. Low Burnhall Woods is a patchwork of habitats comprising of ancient woodland,...
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Education Policy
The Society provides Government and other policy makers – including funders of biological education and research – with independent evidence-based opinion, representative of the widest range of bioscience disciplines. We aim to influence science...
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Dodo detectives
Above: A depiction of a dodo eating invertebrates, by Julian P. Hume. 21 February 2025 Scientists working on a cutting-edge research project to understand the evolution and ecology of the dodo explain how they must first make sense of confusing...
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Black History Month: Biologist and activist Margaret Collins, AKA 'the termite lady'
Margaret Collins in 1991 pictured outside the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, in Washington D.C. Image courtesy of Herbert and Veronica Collins with thanks to Vernard Lewis. The Biologist explores the USA’s first Black...
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Early Career Lecturers in Bioscience
The Early Career Lecturers in Biosciences (ECLBio) is an advisory group to the Heads of University Biosciences (HUBS). The group feeds in the views of early career staff to HUBS and the Royal Society of Biology activities. Follow us on X (formally...
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Learning to love Lucilia
6th September 2024 Maggots can clean wounds and stimulate them to heal like no other treatment. Tom Ireland explores how they do it, and how to overcome the ‘yuck’ factor Professor Yamni Nigam is passionate about maggots. Originally a parasitologist...
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Thames Valley
The RSB branch structure is changing in 2025. Our members in Thames Valley have run a range of great local events. Read about our past events and find out about upcoming events near you on our events pages. Our members Visit the branch demographics to...
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One small step for a physiologist
NASA astronaut and comparative physiologist Jessica Meir tells Tom Ireland about research in extreme environments – and whether she'd accept a one way ticket to Mars Jessica Meir has always been adventurous, even before she applied to be an astronaut....
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The Fundamentals of Horticulture
Edited by Chris Bird Cambridge University Press, £27.99 Edited by Chris Bird Cambridge University Press, £27.99 While this book is clearly designed for students studying horticulture, it would be of interest to amateur gardeners who wish to increase...
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The Future of Science
In the run-up to the general election, the Society held a parliamentary event to discuss the political stances of the UK's main parties on issues affecting science. Tom Ireland reports The Biologist 62(2) p24-37 Seven-way political ding-dongs are all...
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'The iguana escaped and the monkey peed on me’
What is it like working on the world-famous Royal Institution Christmas Lectures? The Biologist 64(6) p14-17 In 1825, Michael Faraday decided to launch a series of lectures in the festive holiday break featuring "spectacular demonstrations" aimed at a...
