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I have now almost completed my Extended Project Qualification which involved writing a 5,000 word dissertation on a topic of my choice. I have been researching into factors that affect […]
I have now almost completed my Extended Project Qualification which involved writing a 5,000 word dissertation on a topic of my choice. I have been researching into factors that affect […]
Currently I am working on an Extended Project Qualification which is a 5,000 word dissertation on a subject of my choice. I have chosen to research human metabolism in polar […]
As of this year my friend and I are editing our school’s science newsletter. The following article is one I wrote to include in the October issue and, as it has […]
In September 2015 I had the opportunity to attend a five day chemistry residential at Villiers Park, Cambridge, which had the rather daunting title of ‘Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics to Biocatalysts’. […]
This summer I have been fortunate enough to spend two weeks volunteering in Romania. I did this through a charity called the Libra Foundation. Libra sends UK 6th form students […]
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a medical emergency. Until the 1920s the disease had a mortality rate of almost 100%. Thankfully today mortality is 2-3%. Nevertheless, the prevalence of the disease […]
I have just signed up to do a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on ‘The Genomic’s Era’ which I have researched into before (see previous blog) and find immensely fascinating. […]
In 2003 the Human Genome Project was completed. This was the sequencing of the entire set of genes in the human body (the genome). The project cost £2 billion and […]
I was thrilled to hear in the news that plans are now set in place for the NHS to fund vaccinations against Meningitis B for all babies. This was proposed […]
On the 17th February I went to see ‘Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie’ which is a play that delves into Marie Curie’s life between 1903 and 1911. It captured […]