Statistical claims can be convincing, but these articles show how important it is to look deeper into the data to make decisions about the claims being made.

Drugs to treat diseases have transformed our expectations of health. But are there instances when we should be wary? Just because we can create a drug, is it right to use it?

These articles explore how life on earth began, consider the importance of carbon in our biology and whether there might be an alternative.  

Respiration is the chemical process of releasing energy from organic compounds. This poster illustrates the series of enzyme-controlled reactions in which energy is transferred to produce adenosine triphosphate (...

Practise a chi squared test using this worked example investigating if taking vitamin C affected people’s chances of getting colds

Use this presentation in conjunction with the poster to discuss and understand the role of the components of the immune system.

Looking to our future has some of our scientific endeavour actually created problems for us all? Discuss and debate issues around bananas,  sustainable farming and chocolate.

Our immune system depends upon effective proteins, such as immunoglobulins and those involved in blood clotting. But proteins can also be agents of harm to our cells, including venom and prions, or provide...

We need fats to stay alive. Explore the role of fat (lipids) in our bodies and the link with vitamins.

Take a look at the summary evidence behind the use of palm oil, a fat tax and biofuels and debate the pros and cons.

We may have a lot of technology at our fingertips to help us understand genes and genomes. But when could use of, or access to, these data affect our human rights?

Exploiting the lack of gravity in experiments carried out in space can yield information that might take much longer to find on earth on earth, but how is it achieved?

Compare genomes of different organisms, get to grips with sequencing techniques, understanding the coding of genes, the importance of RNA