Biologist - February 2010
Articles from this issue can be downloaded on the right
In this issue
Science policy:
GM: the solution to food security
The Research Excellence Framework (REF)
Scanning the horizon for emerging issues
Science, Engineering and the General Election
Science policy in brief
In My View – a new era for whole cell biology
Brian J Ford
Whole cell biology is widely misunderstood and misrepresented today – a situation we need to change.
UK chiropractic – quo vadis?
Edzard Ernst
In the UK, chiropractic is regulated by statute. This gives chiropractors a standing similar to doctors or nurses. Few people therefore ask questions such as: are chiropractors doing more good than harm?
From ‘trash fish’ to supermodel: the rise and rise of the three-spined stickleback in evolution and ecology
Iain Barber and Swati Nettleship
Sticklebacks are often described as ‘trash fish’ in managed fisheries. However, today some see them as a ‘supermodel’ for evolutionary biology.
What has the animal rights movement done for animal welfare?
Sarah Wolfensohn and Matthew Maguire
What effect would proposed relaxation of regulation of the use of animals in biomedical research have on their welfare – and the quality of research itself?
A complementary alternative? The non-sense of homoeopathy
John Sharp
The most widely used alternative therapy that involves the administration of ‘medicines’ (tablets. pills, granules, tinctures, ointments, etc) is homoeopathy. Is there any evidence for its efficacy?
Small hive beetle: the next threat to British honey bees?
Andrew G S Cuthbertson, James J Mathers, Lisa F Blackburn, Mike A Brown and Gay Marris
Small hive beetle, should it become established within Europe, represents a real and live threat to the UK bee keeping industry.
Two problems with cell biology – and what should be done about them
Harold Hillman
Subcellular fractionation and electron microscope techniques are among the foundations of conventional cell biology. But are they as scientifically robust as they appear. And if not, what should be done?
Attached documents
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Science Policy | PDF 150 Kb | Published 02 March 2010
Science Policy, Biologist 57-1 -
In my View | PDF 234 Kb | Published 02 March 2010
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UK chiropractic - quo vadis? | PDF 128 Kb | Published 02 March 2010
Ernst, Biologist 57-1 -
From 'trash fish' to supermodel: the rise and rise of the three-spined stickleback | PDF 442 Kb | Published 02 March 2010
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What has the animal rights movement done for animal welfare? | PDF 258 Kb | Published 02 March 2010
Wolfensohn, Biologist 57-1 -
A complementary alternative? The non-sense of homeopathy | PDF 231 Kb | Published 02 March 2010
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Small hive beetle: the next threat to British honey bees? | PDF 323 Kb | Published 02 March 2010
Cuthbertson et al, Biologist 57-1 -
Two problems with cell biology - and what should be done about them | PDF 258 Kb | Published 02 March 2010
Hillman, Biologist 57-1
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