Biological Sciences Review Magazine Volume 31, 2018/19 Issue 4

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

Marine bacteria and the plastisphere
Robyn Wright

Bioethics
Tackling cancer: getting personal
Chris Wilmott

Snake venom
Max Drakeley, Liz Sheffield and Catherine McCrohan

The measure of a monkey: speciation and hybrids
Duncan Wright

Prospects
Feeding the future
Joseph Moughan

What is...?
Sympatric speciation
Robert Spooner and Raksha Gohel

Protecting the pinosaur
Liz Sheffield

Lampreys
Catherine McCrohan

What is...?
A ring species
Robert Spooner and Raksha Gohel

Stillbirth
Stacey Lee and Megan Sharps

Outside the box
Making sense of bird bristles

Water: transport and regulation in the body
Kevin Moffat

Upgrade
Exams? You need a strategy
Martin Rowland