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Caught in a trap
It's easy to forget that plants can catch prey too. Dan Rowson looks at the weird and wonderful ways different plants of the genus Nepenthes get their fill The Biologist 62(2) p12-14 Last year, a new species of carnivorous plant was discovered – not in...
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Fellow's research helps paralysed man to recover function
A man who was paralysed from the chest down following a knife attack can now walk using a frame, following a pioneering cell transplantation treatment developed by a Fellow of the Society of Biology. A man who was paralysed from the chest down...
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Reports
Tour of the Royal Veterinary College 18 February 2020 Our visit to the Royal Veterinary College Museum was both enlightening and a lot of fun. The museum started in the courtyard where we encountered the first specimens placed around the modern café’...
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Young scientists quiz key political figures at VOF 2014
The Universities and Science Minister David Willetts today defended the Coalition's record on science funding, science education and skills shortages in the face of questions from young scientists and engineers. The Universities and Science Minister...
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Regional Grant Scheme Events
Regional Grants of between £50 - £500 help members run an event or activity in their region that engages members and the local community with biology Currently in its fifth year, the grant scheme has funded over 100 events to take place across the UK...
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Weird Mating Rituals
The Society of Biology, along with the Society for Endocrinology and the Royal Veterinary College, were at Green Man Festival this year with our Love Zoo and lots of fun activities, games, animals and music, including our Weirdest Mating Ritual Ballot....
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British public accept the use of animals in medical research 'where there is no alternative'
Today, the department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) published the results of their latest biennial survey, carried out by Ipsos MORI, investigating public awareness of, and attitudes towards, the use of animals in scientific research, as...
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Making Waves
This year marks 200 years since HMS Beagle was launched. Richard Oliver, John Canaris and Angela Hutchings look at the history of this famous vessel and how it made its mark on science April 2nd 2020 HMS Beagle was a modest ship that had a...
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“It's a bit of a dream, but it would be transformative for the way people see vaccines”
Could a new generation of nasal spray or oral vaccines help us block infections at the site of entry to the body? Tom Ireland talks to Professor Ed Lavelle about the challenges of developing mucosal vaccines to prevent COVID-19 and other diseases....
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The wildlife of Chernobyl: 30 years without man
In the 30 years since the disaster at Chernobyl, wildlife in the highly radioactive 'Exclusion Zone' has thrived. Mike Wood and Nick Beresford report from a nature reserve like no other The Biologist 63(2) p16-19 The world's worst nuclear accident...
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War on the world
Tom Ireland explores the potential for environmental disaster in eastern Ukraine – and how the pollution and degraded landscapes of war drive further conflict May 23rd 2022 The Novhorodske phenol factory lies roughly 35km north of the city of Donetsk...
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Mind-blowing research
The use of psychedelic substances as treatments for conditions like depression will revolutionise mental health care and represents the biggest innovation in psychiatry since the 1950s, says Professor David Nutt September 8th 2021 Professor David Nutt...
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Painting for public health
Above: Patachitra painting depicting the Asian tsunami of 2004, by Swarna Chitrakar Information about science and health is often in written form – despite the fact that hundreds of millions of people around the world cannot read. Sreyashi Basu and...
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Mind-blowing research
The use of psychedelic substances as treatments for conditions like depression will revolutionise mental health care and represents the biggest innovation in psychiatry since the 1950s, says Professor David Nutt September 8th 2021 Professor David Nutt...
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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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The future of genetic tech: Crops for a carbon-neutral world
With time running out to create agriculture that can sustainably feed people on this planet, Richard B Flavell CBE FRSB argues that now is the time to define and set global targets for the development of new high-yield and sustainable crops September...
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The biology of grandmothers
Evolutionary biologist Nichola Raihani introduces an exclusive extract from her book The Social Instinct, exploring why women experience a physiological menopause where fertility ceases long before death. As an evolutionary biologist, I’m fascinated by...
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“This research has been in a deep freeze for decades”
Imran Khan talks to Tom Ireland about how psychedelic drugs can help us better understand mental health and consciousness – but only if the way we view and regulate these drugs changes. 12th December 2022 Pre-pandemic, Imran Khan was best known for his...
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Member profiles: eDNA, fermentation and virtual learning
Our latest member profiles explore the working lives of freshwater ecologist Dr Rosetta Blackman MRSB, product development and R&D manager at Rentokil Initial Dr Kanagasooriyam Kanagachandran MRSB and Dr Hannah Gauci MRSB, biology qualification...
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5 - 19 education announcements during COVID-19 pandemic
The education policy team aim to keep this page updated weekly with latest news from government departments, awarding bodies, and those responsible for regulating education across the UK. This guidance is intended for teachers and technicians of 5 - 19...
