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Building and training human tendons in the lab

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This involves the creation of ‘bioreactors’, which attempt to provide the same chemical and physical properties as the tissue site in the body. Funders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UKRI-EPSRC) (grant number EP/S003509/1). Developing pharmaceuticals from biological origins, such as vaccines.

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From Scientist to Shareholder: Why do it?

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It is therefore vital that students see the benefits – for themselves and their societies – of learning national sciences such as biology, chemistry, and physics. The growing effects of climate change, loss of biodiversity and resource scarcity will require societal change and new technical solutions based on new scientific research.

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How can data management tools help us discover new treatments for a chronic disease?

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ME/CFS can get worse after any activity, whether it is physical or mental. Epidemiologists and genomic scientists work in a number of settings such as universities, government agencies, and private industry, including pharmaceutical companies,” says Megan. Often, people with ME/CFS are unable to do their usual activities.

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Growing a community: building the Plant Cell Atlas

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In addition to academia, plant scientists are sought by agricultural organisations, the food industry, pharmaceutical developers, government labs, and environmental management institutions. EXPLORE A CAREER IN PLANT SCIENCE. Careers in plant science are diverse. Download the article. EXPLORE A CAREER IN PLANT SCIENCE. MEET SUE.

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What Do Geneticists Do?

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These genes are also physical units of heredity – they can be passed on to offspring and help shape traits of entire species. Most geneticists find jobs in universities, the government, or even pharmaceutical companies. Smaller bits of DNA, called genes, contain blueprints that tell your cells how to make proteins. Geneticists at Work!

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Examining the extremely small

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“Nanoscientists manipulate materials at the atomic and molecular level, and thus nanoscience merges physics, chemistry, materials science and biology,” explains Susanne. Nanoscience goes beyond these traditional borders, which is why CeNS strives to bring together researchers from physics, chemistry, biology, pharmacy and medicine.”

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How is mathematics applied to real world problems?

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Mathematical modelling — the ability to translate observations (experimental or otherwise) using mathematical theories and laws of physics to represent important features from a real-world problem. This variable is independent of space and time, and, in many cases, denotes the physical units associated with the dynamical system.