KS5 Biology

Richard Dawkins:

• The Selfish Gene

• The Blind Watchmaker.

• Unweaving the Rainbow

• Climbing Mount Improbable

• The Ancestor’s Tale

Steve Jones:

• Y: The Descent of Men

• In the Blood: God, Genes and Destiny

• Almost Like a Whale: The 'Origin of Species' Updated

• The Language of the genes

Matt Ridley:

• Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

• The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

• The Language of Genes

• Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code

• Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human

James Watson:

• DNA: The Secret of Life

• The Double Helix: Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA

• http://nature.com  – The site of the scientific journal

• http://royalsociety.org  – Podcasts, news and interviews with scientists about recent scientific developments

• http://www.nhm.ac.uk  – The London Natural History Museum’s website with lots of interesting educational material

• http://www.bmj.com  – The website of the British Medical Journal

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science_and_environment  - The BBC news page for Science and the Environment

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Consistently topping the UK's science and medicine podcast chart, this extended version of the Radio 4 programme features expert guests and more irreverent contributors discussing big scientific questions or news. Witty, fun and informative, it is presented by physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince.

Radiolab

Known for its slick editing, Radiolab stitches together deep reportage, storytelling, interviews, archive sound clips and guest discussion to create revealing documentaries and compelling stories. Recent episodes have looked at the transmissibility of so-called 'devil tumours' in Tasmanian devils and the researchers who first cultured Henrietta Lacks' cells.

Waking Up with Sam Harris

Neuroscientist, philosopher and best-selling author Sam Harris tries to make sense of societal trends and events – from Donald Trump and ISIS to futurology and artificial consciousness – by looking at things from an evolutionary and neuroscience perspective. The podcast won a 2017 Webby Award for best podcast in the science and education category.

The Life Scientific

For those who don't make a date to tune in to the weekly Radio 4 programme, The Life Scientific is available to download as a podcast. Host Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for humanity. An episode with The Biologist's own Alison Woollard can be found here. 

Operating Theatre Live is the UK's ultimate medical experience. Team Operating Theatre Live travel the UK delivering workshops in schools with their medical anatomist to practice real surgical techniques on our patients!

Biology in Action delivers five interactive and engaging sessions by renowned scientists and communicators will inspire and motivate students. A special session with hints and tips for revision and examination success will provide students with the tools to succeed. This is an unmissable and tremendously popular day.

• http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/index.htm  – An interactive cell biology site

• http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/VL/GG  – A web site showing illustrations of many processes of biotechnology

• http://www.uq.oz.au/nanoworld  – Visit the world of electron-microscopy

• http://www.dnai.org/a/index.html  – Explore the genetic code

• http://nobelprize.org  – Details of the history of the best scientific discoveries