The Biology Education Research Group (BERG) was formed in 2010 with the aim of bringing together those with a strong interest and expertise in the field of education research in the biosciences. The ...

Professor Janey Henderson studied at Aberdeen and Manchester Universities before gaining her PhD from Durham University, a CASE award with Rothamsted Experimental Station. Janey completed ...

Certain bacteria have the ability to form metal-based nanoparticles allowing them to survive in what might otherwise be toxic concentrations of metal ions in a solution. Mechanisms to do this range ...

People think of chameleons as the masters of camouflage, but the coleoids – octopuses, squid and cuttlefish – are far ahead in terms of manipulating their appearance[1]. Because their skin appearance ...

We are creatures of the daylight, spending most of the night asleep, oblivious to life’s continuing struggles that take place in the hours of darkness. The light trap that opened Tim Blackburn’s eyes ...

role of sound vibration treatment in Arabidopsis thaliana against Botrytis cinerea infection. Scientific Reports 7, 2527 (2017). 6) Rodrigo-Moreno A. M.et al. Root phonotropism: Early signalling ...

Many magical remedies and substances have claimed to prevent ageing and offer immortality, but it was not until the 19th and 20th centuries that a steady growth in life expectancy has been delivered – ...

Science, technology, and innovation have recently been at the heart of the political agenda. The Royal Society of Biology was ...

Schools and Colleges are able to become members of the Royal Society of Biology through SCAS membership, which is specifically designed to be both accessible and affordable, providing a wide range of ...

If your school’s Head of Biology, Head of Science, CPD Lead, or Senior Leadership Team members aren’t yet involved, we ...