Biological Sciences Review Magazine Volume 31, 2018/19 Issue 2

This A-level magazine makes cutting-edge biology research accessible and relevant for students, supporting them to get their best grade. Featuring the latest thinking on advanced topics, Biological Sciences Review aims to challenge students and increase their confidence with data, technical terms, practical experiments and exam skills.

Contents

HIV: knowledge is power
Michael McKenna

Bioethics
Inside the killing jar: why entomologists kill insects
Adam Hart

Making a muscle
Teresa Audesirk

Antibody protein structure
Martin Rowland

The genome remixed: epigenetics and human disease
Paul Shiels, Laura Monaghan and Ognian Neytchev

Banana blight
Liz Sheffield and Kevin O'Dell

Spotlight
The curious biology of the naked mole-rat
Chris Faulkes

Upgrade
Testing practical skills
Martin Rowland

Congenital heart disease
Donna Page

Prospects
Technical paths into a world of research
Lisa Jameson

What is...?
Immunology
Phoebe Sharp

Images of biology
Collagen connections
Marion Leibl