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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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From Scientist to Shareholder: Why do it?

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It is therefore vital that students see the benefits – for themselves and their societies – of learning national sciences such as biology, chemistry, and physics. Sandra Tarré is a Secondary Natural Science teacher. Career choice. Pictures provided by the author (Attribution CC-By). About the authors.

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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. Biology with Professor Michelle Peckham and Dr Alistair Curd. Sarah’s interests are in understanding biology. “I Scientific imaging in in cell biology.