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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science

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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science. AZOLE – a group of chemical compounds often used as agricultural or medicinal fungicides. While biologists in the team have experience in researching antimicrobial resistance in fungi, the social scientists have experience of working and collaborating with farmers.

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes Published: Microbes are the world’s most brilliant chemists, able to turn simple sugars and other compounds into a vast array of complex chemicals. The general idea of synthetic biology is that we can engineer microbes to do things that naturally occurring microbes don’t do,” he says.

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Urban farming for urban families

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The 15th Street Farm NEP teaches its students about the links between agriculture, nutrition and wellness. Meet David I majored in anthropology and biology at university. About agriculture Agriculture is the process of nurturing soil and microorganisms, planting and harvesting crops, and raising livestock.

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Could a nettle a day keep the doctor away?

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Pathway from school to nutrition science • Nutrition science programmes at university focus on the chemical and biological components of our food and the ways in which these ingredients affect our health. • To prepare for these programmes, take chemistry and biology at school.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

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DR CHRISTIAN NANSEN Professor of Entomology and Nematology, College of Agriculture and Environment, University of California, Davis, USA. Engineering combines maths and science to solve real-world problems, so studying maths, physics, chemistry and computing at school will all be useful when applying for an engineering degree at university.

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The power of geographic information systems: bringing data to life with maps

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I started studying chemistry because it seemed like something I would be able to get a job in. I soon realised I was more interested in biology because you can see the systems you are working with, so I switched degrees. I began my career in the technical side of GIS, but I have been wooed to the social sciences.