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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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How do bacteria help and harm crops?

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Jong and his team use various tools and techniques from molecular biology and genetics to study B. Jong and his team have had great success investigating the biology of B. Pathway from school to plant pathology • As well as studying biology and chemistry at school, try to get practical experience of working with plants.

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9 Good Collections of Videos for Education

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Bright Science is a free YouTube channel of over 1300 study videos for high schoolers (or precocious middle schoolers). Most are about five minutes (some longer, some shorter) and cover topics like chemistry, physics, calculus, geometry, biology, Algebra, trigonometry, grammar, ACT prep, and SAT prep.

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Supporting small farms: how protecting local farms can protect local communities

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Unfortunately, farmers from minority backgrounds may receive less support from government services and programmes, and they may find it harder to acquire the resources needed to manage a successful farm. The SFRC works closely with government agencies and farmers to mitigate these challenges. What happens at an SFRC conference?

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see?

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Because computational methods originated in the natural sciences, some disciplines, such as chemistry and physics, have lots of research software at their disposal. Chemistry with Dr Nicole Hondow and Stuart Micklethwaite. Biology with Professor Michelle Peckham and Dr Alistair Curd. Scientific imaging in physics.

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How we read: the neuroscience behind literacy

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Pathway from school to cognitive neuropsychology • At school and post-16 years old, subjects such as biology, chemistry, psychology, mathematics and English or other languages can provide a good foundation for an appropriate undergraduate degree at university. She’s an amazing human and was incredibly supportive.

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Urban farming for urban families

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Meet David I majored in anthropology and biology at university. I took courses with a biological anthropologist who inspired me to study how humans use biology and culture to adapt (or not) to stressful environments such as food scarcity, extreme temperatures, and common diseases.