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Friday 10th June 2011

The Science Of Poisons

Toxicology is ‘the scientific study of the characteristics and effects of poisons’ and incorporates the disciplines of pharmacology, molecular biology and genetics. Paracelsus (1493-1541), a true pioneer of toxicology and medicine, described the main underlying principle of toxicology as, ‘All things are poison, and nothing is without poison…

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Friday 10th June 2011

Impact Interviews Alex Tate

Alex Tate started out as Zoology student at the University of Nottingham, before going on to read a Masters in Science Media Production at Imperial College, London. Now, after working as an assistant producer on the team behind Channel 4’s trailblazing anatomical documentary Inside Nature’s Giants, he’s got…

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Friday 13th May 2011

Post-Fukushima: The Weekly Scientist on Nuclear Accidents

An entire month has passed since Japan raised its nuclear terror alert level from 4 to 7, but today the country is still very much in the throes of its nuclear crisis. Just like Chernobyl, the radioactive fallout from Fukushima Daiichi is exceeding scientist’s expectations. Radioactive caesium and…

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Wednesday 4th May 2011

The Weekly Scientist on The Divine Proportion

Like many final year students, I am wrapping up my university life in the next 5 weeks by tidying up my dissertation and sitting my final set of exams. Having opted for the 4 year undergrad course in maths (known as the MMaths), I was able to avoid…

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Thursday 17th March 2011

The Weekly Scientist on Alcohol Pricing

Alcohol has been far too cheap for far too long, but at last, there’s more than just talk of a minimum selling price: there is action. Scotland is leading the way with what the alcohol industry considers to be a high-wire act, and potentially illegal. The Coalition Government…

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Tuesday 8th March 2011

Thought girls were fickle? Blame the pill!

The pill, according to research, is ruffling up Mother Nature’s feathers by disrupting the natural selection patterns of women during their mate choice. Women who undergo their natural ovulating cycles are said to be more innately attracted towards the archetypal alpha males. It is the female’s ability to…

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Tuesday 8th March 2011

The Science Of Luuuuuuurve

It is finally over; the month of love and cheesiness. February is the month when being single suddenly means you’re going to die alone, pink is the new black and most people want a little piece of the romantic action! every single year, we have to prepare ourselves…

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Tuesday 8th March 2011

Getting ‘Personal’: The Peculiarities Of Attraction

A glance through the personal ads in the newspaper confirms what most of us might have been expecting when it comes to seeking out the perfect partner: one study of 1000 such advertisements in the USA found that indicators of high fertility and good resources — like physical…

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Tuesday 8th March 2011

Looking Good

In this day and age, a disproportionately large emphasis is placed on physical attractiveness and external appearance. The catwalks are dominated by impossibly thin, young, attractive men and women — the superlative epitome of physical attractiveness, or so we are indoctrinated into believing. However, this is not just…

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Wednesday 2nd March 2011

The Weekly Scientist on Organic Food

I recently asked a friend to buy me a pint of milk. He came back with some organic milk. Being a student, obviously my first, and frankly only, concern was that there was one less drink I could buy at Ocean. However, my friend was eager to point…

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