Timetable

Timetable

Date

11th Jan

18th Jan

25th Jan

1st Feb

8th Feb

15th Feb

Title

The causes of cancer

How the science of Genetics started

10,000 years of GM food

Gene therapy

The brain and memory

Emerging and remerging viruses. A game of hide and seek

Term holiday

1st Mar

8th Mar

15th Mar

22nd Mar

29th Mar

Bees under threat

Better living through plants

Surgical site infections

Tuberculosis and immunity

Forest biodiversity

Links to A' level syllabus

The causes of cancer DNA replication and mutation, stem cells

Uses of Genetics Genetics

10,000 years of GM food Plants, genetic variation, evolution

Gene therapy Genetic diseases, gene therapy, ethics

Brain and memory The Grey matter (Nervous system)

Emerging viruses Virology, physiology and disease

Bees under threat Ecology and Biodiversity

Better living through plants Heath, medicine, biofuels

Surgical site infections Bacteria, infection, antibiotic resistance

TB and immunity Infection and immunity

Forest Biodiversity Ecology, biodiversity, natural resources