scientific audience and has three parts. The first introduces the broad base of carbon compounds in everyday life, including nylon, plastics and so on; the role of fire in carbon cycling; vehicular ...
Born in Laois, Ireland, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick specialises in neuro-orthopaedic veterinary surgery and has developed a range of bioengineering techniques – including stem-cell seeded bone implants ...
Maggots have a bad reputation. Wriggling, amorphous things, they are generally seen as synonymous with decay. However, behind the horror-film images there lurks a biological marvel that has intrigued ...
Nicotine, the main active ingredient in tobacco, is now widely accepted as the key molecule responsible for the pleasurable and addictive effects of tobacco smoking. Although the desirable effects of ...
What is a memory game? Images of everyday objects chosen by bioscience researchers are featured in the game. Test your group's observational skills and short term memory recall, and see how many ...
Writing a Watertight Thesis gave a very thorough overview of the whole PhD progress, rather than commenting solely on the thesis and defence, as I expected from the title. As such, I feel as though ...
Born in Laois, Ireland, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick specialises in neuro-orthopaedic veterinary surgery and has developed a range of bioengineering techniques – including stem-cell seeded bone implants ...
Parasitology is the study of the interaction between parasites and their hosts. In general, parasitologists tend to concentrate on eukaryotic parasites, such as lice, mites, protozoa and worms, with ...
Along with the African elephant, leopard, lion and black rhinoceros, the buffalo, Syncerus caffer, makes up one of the ‘big five’ for tourists, so its management is of great economic, ecological and ...
Our latest profiles explore the working lives of PhD student Liam Liam Cini O’Dwyer MRSB, conservation biologist Sreenath Subrahmanyam FRSB, and RSB Council member Patricia Kuwabara FRSB. Exploring ...
For the last five years Janelle Kaz has combined her love of nature and motorcycles on a two-wheeled intercontinental conservation adventure. She gives The Biologist a taster of the latest leg of her ...
In our very first episode of the Biosphere Podcast, we dive into the world of animal behaviour and talk to Professor Sir Ian Boyd, RSB's President about his research and his science policy experience ...
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