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What is The Point in Learning Biology?

Have you ever sat in a Maths class wondering why you will ever need to be able to do long division without a calculator? Or silently cursed your Geography teacher while learning ab[...]

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Things that make you go poo....

After talking about bones in my last article, I thought I'd go on to talk about poo, or at least how it's made.   I like eating. I think a lot of people do. Biscuits are[...]

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The leg bone's connected to the....

Why didn't the Skeleton go to the party? Cos he had nobody to dance with.... Get it?   Yes, ok... so not the most original joke, but the skeleton is truly an amazing[...]

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Woolly JUMP(ers)! Sheep Shearing in Scotland

As it gets colder, many of us will pull out a woolly jumper to keep warm, but what of the original 'wearer' of that wool. The sheep.        When the weathe[...]

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It's genetic, isn't it?

    Can you roll your tongue?    No, not like this....        Like this!       Genetics is [...]

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Egg Box Gardening

Would you like to do some gardening, grow some vegetables? Growing your own vegetables is fun and not as difficult as you might think. Dr Lesley Beeton explains "Egg Box Gardening"[...]

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Cellular Communications

Continuing on the biology theme, Dr Beeton explains that Cellular Communications does not in this case mean using your mobile phone to call or text a friend.   No, nothing[...]

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How To Become A Scientist

"To become a scientist you must first take an enquiring mind, blend it with some passion, sprinkle on some creativity. Mix it up a bit, and squirt it out in big, loud dollops for e[...]