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Climate: Code Red
activism differs from earlier activities in that for the first time “it has propelled the topic quite a long way up the political list of priorities, similar to the Occupy movement bringing the issue of inequality to the political radar screens. It...
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‘I’m ridiculously positive about the media’s coverage of COVID-19’
Scientific reporting has come a long way since the days of 'frankenfoods' and vaccine scare stories, says Fiona Fox, head of the Science Media Centre. February 2nd 2021 Interview by Tom Ireland The Science Media Centre (SMC) was formed in 2002 after a...
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‘I’m ridiculously positive about the media’s coverage of COVID-19’
Scientific reporting has come a long way since the days of 'frankenfoods' and vaccine scare stories, says Fiona Fox, head of the Science Media Centre. February 2nd 2021 The Science Media Centre (SMC) was formed in 2002 after a Select Committee report...
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Obituary: Dr Barbara Knowles FRSB MBE
The Royal Society of Biology joins the family and friends of Dr Barbara Knowles in sadness at her death and in celebrating her life. The Royal Society of Biology joins the family and friends of Dr Barbara Knowles in sadness at her death and in...
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Who was... Kathleen Carpenter?
Catherine Duigan explores the life and times of Dr Kathleen Carpenter (1891–1970), a pioneering scientist known as 'the mother of freshwater ecology' Photos of Kathleen courtesy of the Aberystwyth University Archives. The Biologist 65(3) p22-25...
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Honorary Fellows
The RSB acknowledges exceptional service to biology, particular eminence or significant influence in the life sciences via the award of Honorary Fellowship (Hon FRSB) Honorary Fellows might typically be: Renowned for sustained research achievement of...
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An evening with Alec Jeffreys
The Biologist 63(4) p16-19 The inventor of DNA fingerprinting speaks to Alison Woollard about the scientists who inspired him and the 'eureka moment' that revolutionised forensic science In 1984, Alec Jeffreys was in his lab in Leicester when an idea...
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An evening with Sir Alec Jeffreys
The Biologist 63(4) p16-19 The inventor of DNA fingerprinting speaks to Alison Woollard about the scientists who inspired him and the 'eureka moment' that revolutionised forensic science In 1984, Alec Jeffreys was in his lab in Leicester when an idea...
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It's all about the algae
When people think about algae in rivers, pollution and eutrophication normally spring to mind. Martyn Kelly explains how initiatives such as the EU's Water Framework Directive have helped us better understand the contribution of algae to healthy...
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The Pandemic Century: A History of Contagion from Spanish Flu to Covid-19
Mark Honigsbaum Hurst & Company, £9.99 (hardback) Journalist Mark Honigsbaum has updated his book Pandemic Century to include a new chapter on the pandemic that plunged the world into chaos shortly after his first edition was published last year....
