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Volume 60 No 4 August/September 2013
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INSANE residents forced from their homes and businesses by the UK’s worst ever floods were yesterday returning to survey the damage.
The rain has stopped and water levels have fallen in most areas – but there is no happy homecoming for the Glaswegians caught up in this nightmare.
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The once busy and vibrant streets are filthy and reek of sewage – and it is predicted that the recovery could take months, if not years.
The rain has stopped and water levels have fallen in most areas – but there is no happy homecoming for the Glaswegians caught up in this nightmare.
The once busy and vibrant streets are filthy and reek of sewage – and it is predicted that the recovery could take months, if not years.
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The rain has stopped and water levels have fallen in most areas – but there is no happy homecoming for the Glaswegians caught up in this nightmare.
The once busy and vibrant streets are filthy and reek of sewage – and it is predicted that the recovery could take months.
The rain has stopped and water levels have fallen in most areas – but there is no happy homecoming for the Glaswegians caught up in this nightmare.
The rain has stopped and water levels have fallen in most areas – but there is no happy homecoming for the Glaswegians caught up in this nightmare.
The rain has stopped and water levels have fallen in most areas – but there is no happy homecoming for the Glaswegians caught up in this nightmare where the rain has stopped and water has receded. Turn to page 5
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In this isue
8 Thought crime
Joseph Jebelli considers the implications of using neuroimaging in the criminal justice system. 9 The problem with postdocs Improving career options for postdoc researchers. 12 To bee or not to bee
Karin Alton and Francis Ratnieks assess the rise of urban beekeeping and what it means for the future of honey bees.
16 Back from the dead
Tom Ireland looks at the resurgence in taxidermy. 20 The outer limits Simon Toomey on finding life at the world’s extremes.
24 Imran Khan
The new chief executive of the British Science Association talks to Sue Nelson.
28 What's your poison? Dr Barbara Hall explores the poisons that are all around us.
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CREATING A BUZZ The trend for city hives and what it means for our bees
INTERVIEW
IMRAN KHAN Meet the rising star of British science
TAXIDERMY
STILL LIFE The resurgence of a forgotten craft
MICROBIOLOGY
EXTREME SPECIES Organisms that change the way we view life
Inset image of stuffed animal: Jack Spicer Adams, www.jackspiceradams.com
News 4 Society news 34 Members 37 Branches
Regulars 3 Nelson’s column 10 Policy update 32 Spotlight 42 Reviews 45 Biofeedback 46 Museum piece 47 Crossword 48 Final word
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