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The Disease Detective

As Ebola wreaks havoc once again in Africa, microbiologist Professor Peter Piot recalls how he and his team helped stop the spread of the disease when it first appeared in the 70s

The Biologist62(1) p16-20

In 1976, Belgian microbiologist Professor Peter Piot received a thermos flask containing ice, vials of blood and a note from a Belgian doctor based in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). The blood was from a Belgian nun, one of many

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Badges of Honour

The Society's Biology: Changing the World project hopes to inspire future biologists by celebrating eminent biologists from the past. The project's working group has shortlisted the people whose contributions to biology have made the biggest impact on the world. The resulting blue plaques are now being unveiled on various buildings across the UK, in the places where great ideas, techniques and minds were developed.

Best of Bioscience

Highlights from the Society's Biology Now conference

Spotlight on: Sustainable agriculture

Why is sustainable agriculture important and how might you being a career in it?

Crowning Glory

James Poulter explains how teeth make the body's hardest substance and what can happen when the process goes wrong

Safe Haven

Paul Weindling explores Britain's role supporting refugee biologists escaping war and persecution