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Volume 59 No 1 / March 2012
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In this isue
10 Political science
Les Rose on the lack of scientific thought in Parliament
11 Man or mouse?
How scientific breakthroughs are helping to reduce the use of live animals in research
18 Testing the water
Former Professor of Complementary Medicine Edzard Ernst examines homeopathists’ claims
22 Get your facts straight
Fiona Fox on 10 years of the Science Media Centre
26 Kary Mullis The Nobel Prize-winner talks to
The Biologist about his famous polymerase chain reaction technique
30 The great outdoors
The Peak District National Park’s Dr Richard Campen explores the importance of nature to young people
36 Paul de Kruif
Dr Vivian Wyatt celebrates the controversial author of the science classic Microbe Hunters
40 Stroke of genius
Emily Robinson on communicating advances in stroke research
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SPECIAL REPORT
TESTING THE wATER former homeopathist edzard ernst on the diluted science of homeopathy
FEATURE
CHILDREN & NATURE
how to engage kids with the outdoors
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MEDIA
GET THE MESSAGE
ten years of the science media centre
BIOGRAPHY
PAUL DE KRUIF turning science into an adventure
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News 5 Society news 53 Member news 56 Branch news
Regulars 3 Nelson’s Column 10 Opinion 12 Biofeedback 13 Policy update 44 Spotlight 46 Reviews 63 Crossword 64 Final Word
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