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Biochemical Society, Science communication & public engagement, Uncategorized

Are we the Baddies?

James Brown, Biochemical Society

On the 1 May, the Biochemical Society will be at the opening film of the 18th London International Festival of Science Fiction and Fantastic Film. Prior to the film, geneticist, microbiologist, comedian and all round good egg Dr Charlotte Mykura will be giving a talk which aims to separate the science from the fiction and explore how fact can be even more unexpected than film. The film in question is Chimera, a Sci-Fi horror in which (and I quote), “A brilliant but disturbed scientist’s children are in cryogenic suspension, while he races to cure their deadly disease by decoding the DNA of the immortal Turritopsis jellyfish. To progress he needs lots of stem cells.  A manipulative millionaire can help but she has her own agenda!”

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Unknown's avatarjcwbrownApril 25, 2018October 25, 2018Leave a comment
Biochemical Society, Events, Science communication & public engagement, Uncategorized

The motivation to experiment – an art and science exchange

By Helen Albert, Editor

The distinction between art and science hasn’t always been as stark as the modern perception would have you believe. Early astronomers, mathematicians, inventors and biologists would have seen artistic work as an important part of their investigations. But as C. P. Snow pointed out in his infamous “two cultures” essay, the 20th century saw a movement towards specialisation and thus a segregation of the disciplines. However, in recent years the value of creativity and a different mindset in tackling scientific problems has been re-discovered.

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Unknown's avatarBiochemical SocietyMarch 12, 2018March 19, 20181 Comment
Science communication & public engagement, Student-focused, Uncategorized

The lovely side of social media

By Megan De Ste Croix, Department of Genetic and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, UK

There are some negatives to working in academia, the fixed term contracts, the alarming high  workload and the scarily low level of grant success for outrageously qualified candidates. However  sometimes an outside perspective can show you a side you didn’t realise was there, or  perhaps took for granted.

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Unknown's avatarAnastasia StefanidouMarch 2, 2018March 6, 2018Leave a comment
Blog Posts, Research, Science communication & public engagement

Festive gift guide for scientists

by James Brown, Education and Public Engagement Manager

I don’t know about you, but I always seem to leave my Christmas shopping to the last minute. Every year I think I have plenty of time, but then before I know it it’s December 24th and I haven’t bought so much as a sprout. So, in an effort to be more organised and to help those of you who are like me, I present the quintessential gift guide for the insatiably curious. And if anyone is looking to get me something, this blog post happily doubles as my wish list. #multitasking

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Unknown's avatarjcwbrownDecember 8, 2017December 8, 20171 Comment

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