Imperial College
• Aphids that eat Brussels sprouts are smaller than their cabbage-munching brethren. (There is a point to this research.)
• Perhaps our insect friends should use this nifty ‘barcode’ gene to distinguish closely related plant species.
• A map of gut microbes for you to digest.
King’s College London
• Gordon Brown opens a new Institute of Palliative Care research.
Queen Mary University of London
• Drink beetroot juice, reduce blood pressure.
Royal Society
• Any 10–14 year olds reading this? The RS are looking for junior judges for a book prize.
• UK PhDs: an endangered species?
UCL
• How to heat your SIM card to 450°C and still retrieve data.
• A new molecular biology course…on Mount Kilimanjaro.
Hmm – “Around town” it says. Which town – at the bottom you talk of “Mount Kilimanjaro”!
Under the heading ‘UCL’. Click through the link to find out why.
Wahey! Thanks for the mention of the call for entries for the Junior Judging Panels – the form has to be filled out by a responsible adult, so if anyone on here is involved in the Scouts, Guides, another youth group, or something else, do apply…
(I’m assuming NN readers are responsible adults, umm…)