Author Archives: DaveT

2nd June 2008 – Lindow Man

Posted on June 2, 2008 by DaveT

A Special SciBar at The Manchester Museum The SciBar included a private visit to the Museum to view the “Lindow Man” exhibit, the naturally preserved body of an Iron Age man which will be in Manchester from April 2008 until … Continue reading →

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12th May 2008 – String Theory for Dummies

Posted on May 12, 2008 by DaveT

Dr Richard Battye from Manchester University and Jodrell Bank led our discussion on String Theory. We have touched on String Theory in several topics in the past but this dealt with the basics of the theory itself. We are apparently … Continue reading →

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7th April 2008 – From DNA to Organism

Posted on April 7, 2008 by DaveT

Could Humans grow new limbs? Professor Enrique Amaya from Manchester University discussed how DNA makes organisms and how amphibian embryos have an incredible ability to heal following amputations, which is one of the primary reasons why they have been used … Continue reading →

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3rd March 2008 – How Does the Brain Keep Us Awake During the Day…

Posted on March 3, 2008 by DaveT

… and how does it keep us thin? Dr Denis Burdakov from Cambridge University will help us understand how the brain keeps us awake and conscious during the day. It was until recently mysterious why in the sleep disorder narcolepsy … Continue reading →

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4th February 2008 – Bringing Nuclear Fusion Down to Earth

Posted on February 4, 2008 by DaveT

Chris Carpenter and Chris Warrick from Culham, the UK’s primary Fusion Research Centre helped us look into Nuclear Fusion (using the same processes that make the sun hot to create electricity on earth). Apart from the difficulties in creating a … Continue reading →

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7th January 2008 – Synthetic Biology and Biological Computing

Posted on January 7, 2008 by DaveT

Dr. Martyn Amos from Manchester Metropolitan University will help us look into the technologies of biological computing and how we can now adjust biological “creatures” to do things never previously created in the history of life. In the living cell … Continue reading →

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