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Catalyst Volume 14 Issue 4
Articles in this issue of Catalyst include:
This article looks at how the human body can make speedy responses; how the nervous system works and how nerve impulses pass around the human body.
Thanks to developments in medical science, researchers are revealing the secrets of the life of an Egyptian temple singer and piecing together the diseases she suffered from.
Carbon dioxide can be used as a solvent in industry, or as a regulator of blood pH. This article looks at some other uses of carbon dioxide and considers its importance in global warming.
High-level nuclear waste is hot, corrosive and a source of intense radiation. The nuclear industry is seeking safe ways to deal with such waste, and wants the public to help shape the decisions that are made.
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A Catalyst article which explores how the nervous system works. Sensitivity, the ability to respond to stimulation, is a product of nervous system activity. How nerve impulses pass around the body, and why these responses are so fast are investigated in the article. Neurones, reflexes, synapses and receptors are...
Bringing a Mummy to Life
A Catalyst article about a temple singer who was preserved as a mummy over 2000 years ago in Egypt. She now lies inside a coffin in a museum in Manchester. Thanks to developments in medical science, researchers are revealing the secrets of her life and piecing together the diseases she suffered from by using X-rays...
Carbon Dioxide
A Catalyst article about carbon dioxide which can be used as a solvent in industry, or as a regulator of blood pH. This article looks at some other uses of carbon dioxide and considers its importance in global warming. It also explains how the greenhouse effect is a natural part of the operation of the Earth's...
Hot Problems
A Catalyst article about high-level nuclear waste. It is hot, corrosive and a source of intense radiation. The nuclear industry is seeking safe ways to deal with such waste, and wants the public to help shape the decisions that are made. This article presents some information about the options for the storage of...
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| Subject(s) | Science, Biology, Earth science |
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| Age | 14-16, 16-19 |
| Published | 2000 - 2009 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx56a |
