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How to be...an expert witness

Advising the criminal justice system can be rewarding work for biologists, writes Nick Deal

Marine biology: animal, mineral, plant?

Corals may resemble beautiful marine plants, but, explains Dr Brian Roy Rosen, they are stinging walls of death for small organisms

Caped crusaders

Each summer an army of volunteers monitors UK bat numbers and, according to Dr Kate Barlow, their recent findings are good news

Spotlight on: Systems biology

What is systems biology and how might you begin a career in it?

Caught in a trap

It's easy to forget that plants can catch prey too. Dan Rowson looks at the weird and wonderful ways different plants of the genus Nepenthes get their fill

One small step for a man...

Last year, an experimental treatment helped a paralysed man to walk again, sparking headlines across the world. Professor Geoffrey Raisman, who led the UK research team, explains how it all began.

The Future of Science

In the run-up to the general election, the Society held a parliamentary event to discuss the political stances of the UK's main parties on issues affecting science. Tom Ireland reports

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