biology Archive
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![Humans have used bees for millennia. So precious to the ancient Egyptians was honey that they entombed it in the pyramids, a gift to their […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/A-sweek-combination_preview-115x115.png "A Sweet Combination")
A Sweet Combination
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsHumans have used bees for millennia. So precious to the ancient Egyptians was honey that they entombed it in the pyramids, a gift to their […] -
![Malaria is about to be totally eradicated and you will never make a career, let alone a living from it”. This was the advice given […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/war-on-malaria-01_preview-115x115.gif "The War on Malaria")
The War on Malaria
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsMalaria is about to be totally eradicated and you will never make a career, let alone a living from it”. This was the advice given […] -
![We spend approximately a third of our lives sleeping. Why do we do it? What is it for? Sleeping animals are very vulnerable, so evolution […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Sleep-on-it_preview-115x115.png "Sleep On It")
Sleep On It
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsWe spend approximately a third of our lives sleeping. Why do we do it? What is it for? Sleeping animals are very vulnerable, so evolution […] -
![Darwinian natural selection favours the fittest organisms. From an evolutionary perspective, fit animals are essentially those that survive and produce the most offspring. Homosexual behaviours […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Queer-beasts_preview-115x115.png "Queer Beasts")
Queer Beasts
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsDarwinian natural selection favours the fittest organisms. From an evolutionary perspective, fit animals are essentially those that survive and produce the most offspring. Homosexual behaviours […] -
![Life is fragile; at least, that is what experience tells us. As far as we know, Earth is the only planet in the Universe to […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/on-the-edge_preview-115x115.png "On the Edge")
On the Edge
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsLife is fragile; at least, that is what experience tells us. As far as we know, Earth is the only planet in the Universe to […] -
![Do bees have feelings? What would that mean? And if they do have feelings, how should we treat them? Do we have a moral obligation […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Blog-image-01-115x115.jpg "What is it like to be a bee?")
What is it like to be a bee?
Posted on June 28, 2011 | No CommentsDo bees have feelings? What would that mean? And if they do have feelings, how should we treat them? Do we have a moral obligation […] -
The Placebo Effect
Posted on June 14, 2011 | No CommentsThe placebo effect is one of the best examples of mind over matter; we are able to affect our bodies through our beliefs. Most commonly […] -
Do Something Useful
Posted on January 31, 2011 | No CommentsSo, you have finished your work for the day. That essay is completed, those papers read, your experiments concluded, and your revision timetable planned. Ok, […] -
What turns you on? Bacteria…
Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsBacteria are everywhere. We know that so-called ‘good’ bacteria swarm the inside and outside of our bodies. And with all the upcoming Christmas dinners, we […]
