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'The iguana escaped and the monkey peed on me’

Here are a selection of RSB members and Fellows describe their experience of delivering or working on the Royal Institution (Ri) Christmas Lectures.

Don't Fence Me In

While 2016 was dominated by talk of a ‘beautiful wall’ between the US and Mexico, few think of the effect  man-made physical barriers have on animals. Adam Hart explains

The Big Biology Breakthroughs of 2017

With the help of the RSB membership, The Biologist has compiled a list of the most important advances in bioscience this year

From Organoids to Gastruloids

Last year was hailed as 'the year of the organoid' as news of mini-brains, livers and intestines grown in the laboratory hit the headlines. Here, Dr David Turner explains the latest in vitro systems for modelling human development and disease, including embryonic stem cells, organoids and gastruloids

It's all about the algae

When people think about algae in rivers, pollution and eutrophication normally spring to mind. Martyn Kelly explains how initiatives such as the EU's Water Framework Directive have helped us better understand the contribution of algae to healthy waterways

"I've never seen a dividing line between human and animal medicine"

A pioneering vet and star of Channel 4’s The Supervet, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick is using his profile to try to unite the fields of animal and human biomedical research

Focus On: Citation Metrics

The number of metrics used to evaluate the impact of published research is growing, but what do they all mean?
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