Antibiotic resistance, also known as antimicrobial resistance (AMR), is both a widely recognised threat and a frightening reality. Much like global warming, the evidence for AMR has been around for a long time – knowledge of AMR actually predates the clinical introduction of penicillin in 1943 – but has only recently entered the public consciousness…
Category: Evolution
Genetic Nurture: A Contradiction in Terms?
We have grown accustomed to the concept of nature vs nurture, it’s a debate that has been raging long before the discovery of genetic material in the early 20th century. How many of our traits are predetermined? How many are a result of our environment? Perhaps my favourite illustration of the obsession with this debate…
Survival of the Biggest – How Humans Are Sowing the Seeds for Bigger Beaks
After graduating with a degree in Biology last summer, I knew that I wanted to do something that would keep me surrounded by the exciting world of science. Despite this, a career in research didn’t particularly appeal to me, so I decided that instead I want to spread the fascinating work of scientists to as…
5 science podcasts that should be on your playlist.
Gaining scientific knowledge doesn’t have to come from a degree or spending hours slogging over a text book. Science is now everywhere we look and listen. Podcasts are a perfect way to gain an insight into the current affairs of science whilst still going about your daily life. Here’s a run down of 5 you…
Science that fell under the radar..
With 2016 constantly keeping us on our toes it was easy for many scientific discoveries to not receive the publicity they deserve. So in sight of this, I thought i’d share my favourites of the previous year with you! A NEW SPECIES OF HUMAN A previous 1 million year gap in the human evolutionary tree…
Chocolate Science
OK, be honest: how much chocolate did you eat this Easter? While it is common to enjoy masses of the food stuff at this particular time of year (along with Christmas), chocolate can well and truly be enjoyed at any time. Having said that, everyone will scoff their favourite (dark chocolate more than 70% pretty…
The Science of Music
Every year towards the end of July, Sheffield hosts the music festival Tramlines. As the line goes in one of Madonna’s song Music “music makes the people come together”, and they certainly do when Tramlines hits! Everybody is out. Whether it is out at a gig or a club or your own home, music worldwide…
Book Review: How to clone a mammoth
“Extinct animals don’t have rights” Hoskins, Jurassic World 2015 – A statement so richly embedded in politics and science that I let out such a long sigh in the cinema. I suppose it is good timing for this book to be released a couple of months before Jurassic World came out. As I have mentioned…
Kitty Science
Cats are everywhere on the internet providing the perfect procrastination technique and let’s face it, everyone has at least one friend who is crazy for cats. I have quite a few but one in particular wins the cat obsession prize. She would dress up as a cat for Halloween, wear anything cat related (preferably space…
Science of Love and Sex
So Valentine’s Day came and went. Did you snuggle up to your other half and celebrate? Many have tried to define what love is through song, poetry or even philosophical musings, but what of the science of it? There is a lot to say about what happens once we partner off in two just like…