June 2011 Archives
Several years ago, an unusual article appeared in the science journal Nature that caught my eye. It could have been the picture of the armadillo, or the word 'penis' (unusual in high end scientific literature!) that I noticed first, but the combination of the two was surely a recipe for a good story. It was an article about a research group that studied penis structure, using the armadillo as their model animal. Whilst the article was interesting, there was an entertaining section at the end on why armadillo was chosen as the model for this work; armadillos are found in the roadkill lining the highways of Florida.
Choice. We hear it from politicians all the time. Whether it's giving people choice in healthcare or parents a choice in schools, it's a dangerous perspective. Choice sounds like a good idea. It sounds like something we should all want.
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Kate Cooper - New Optimists founder
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Russell Beale - Professor of Human-Computer Interaction, University of Birmingham
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Roslyn Bill - Reader in Molecular Biosciences & Director of the Aston Research Centre for Healthy Ageing
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Jack Cohen - Science of Discworld author, retired reproductive biologist, Hon Prof at the Maths Institute, University of Warwick
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Jon Frampton - Director of Research and Professor of Stem Cell Biology, University of Birmingham
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Alison Murray - Former postdoc biochemist, then TV producer and science writer
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James Tucker - Reader in Supramolecular Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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Kenny Webster - Resident Scientist at Thinktank Birmingham
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Craig Jackson - Professor of Workplace Health Psychology and Head of the Psychology Dept at BCU
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Miriam Gifford - A researcher in plant science in the School of Life Sciences & the Warwick Systems Biology Centre, University of Warwick
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Lucy Harper - Communications manager at the Society for Applied Microbiology
Chris Dyke - MedilinkWM Director driving collaboration between science and industry to develop innovative healthcare
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