Kathy Freeston
@kfbiology.bsky.social
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UK Biology teacher, mum and rugby union fan Blog:
https://Behindthebiologylessons.wordpress.com
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To help us all get connected here’s a list of science teachers I’ve found.
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@profaliceroberts.bsky.social
thanks for a fabulous evening in Leicester. As a teacher I have full admiration for you speaking so eloquently for 2 hours with no notes (& very few bullet points!). Fascinating subject matter.
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Such a good lesson with y13 today going through exam Qs but using them as jumping off points to revise different topics, check key definitions as well as model exam technique. Any time they couldn’t answer a Q the topic went on their 'I don’t know' list to inform their revision.
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Great stimulus material for preimplantation genetic testing
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Why I want an IVF baby to screen out gene that made me go blind
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Lucy Edwards: Why I want an IVF baby to screen out gene that made me go blind
Blind influencer Lucy Edwards on choosing IVF which will screen out the gene that made her who she is.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y4v7vj039o
8 months ago
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9 months ago
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Chat Biology
9 months ago
🔔Don't forget to join us tonight for our chat about enzymes!! ⏰ 8:30pm!
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Hundreds of nominations for invertebrate of the year whittled down to 10
It was a challenge to choose from among the wonderful creatures including insects, arachnids and crustaceans
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/24/invertebrate-of-the-year-2025-nominations
9 months ago
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Had some nice lignin spirals this morning.
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www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Royal Society honours pioneering scientists who were first female members
A year-long series of events marks 80 years since admission of Marjory Stephenson and Kathleen Lonsdale in 1945
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/23/royal-society-honours-pioneering-scientists-who-were-first-female-members
9 months ago
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Chat Biology
9 months ago
We are pleased to announce local support for
#ChatBiologyLive
@Thesciencehub.bsky.social
will be joining us as exhibitors and to give a session on oracy🗣️ To come and see what CPD they can provide your school get your tickets here:
buff.ly/Hnobrxm
#ChatBiology
#EduSky
#iTeachBio
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#SciTeachUK
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I'd never considered the difficulty in obtaining normal brain tissue for research. The numbers of cells, synapses, length of blood vessels, types of cells is literally mind blowing!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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A petavoxel fragment of human cerebral cortex reconstructed at nanoscale resolution
To fully understand how the human brain works, knowledge of its structure at high resolution is needed. Presented here is a computationally intensive reconstruction of the ultrastructure of a cubic mi...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk4858
9 months ago
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An interesting alternative idea for controlling transmission of malaria
www.kew.org/read-and-wat...
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Mosquitoes' sugary weakness: A new weapon against malaria?
Could plants be the key to combatting malaria? New research uncovers the link between this deadly insect’s diet and disease transmission.
https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/new-weapon-against-malaria
9 months ago
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This is a great podcast if you’ve not listened before
#ITeachBio
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10 months ago
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Do come along and chat to me about wildlife and nature
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10 months ago
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Woolly mice designed to engineer mammoth-like elephants
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Mice experiment as step to create mammoth-like elephants
Experiments on mice could see hairy, genetically modified elephants living in the Arctic, a US company claims.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jg4n776evo
10 months ago
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10 months ago
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Conservation Climate change Carbon cycle Project to restore 'vital' seagrass around Scotland
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Seagrass: £2.4m project launched to restore 'wonder plant' to Scotland's coasts
Much of Britain's seagrass beds have been lost but the project aims to plant 14 hectares over three years.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd65j7jd3z5o
10 months ago
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Yr13 looking at selection and speciation this morning. Card sorts still have their place!! They had around 20 different examples to sort into directional, stabilising or disruptive selection
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10 months ago
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Chat Biology
10 months ago
Welcome to tonight's
#ChatBiology
and our theme is all about looking ahead to
#BritishScienceWeek
! How are you interpreting this year's theme? Share and comment below!
#EduSky
#iTeachBio
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The live event is shaping up nicely. Take a look at the speakers who have been announced this week. Chats return tonight. 8:30pm GMT
#ITeachBio
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10 months ago
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Chat Biology
10 months ago
If you missed it, this last week we have been announcing the lineup for
#ChatBiologyLive
so far! Join us for regular
#chatbiology
Tuesdays at 8:30pm starting tomorrow with a "Looking ahead to Science Week" theme! 🔎🗓️
https://buff.ly/4kfh823
#EduSky
#iTeachBio
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#SciTeachUK
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First Contributors for Chat Biology Live Announced!
We are pleased to announce the following will be attending Chat Biology Live For more information and to get your tickets: With over 60 years of providing expert advice to teachers and technicians,…
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Nature inFocus Photography Awards 2024: Leopards, sharks and spiders
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Nature inFocus Photography Awards 2024: Leopards, sharks and spiders
The winners of the Nature inFocus Photography Awards 2024 have been announced.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2d8mrlp8vo
10 months ago
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Fertilisers and N cycle.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK soil breakthrough could cut farm fertiliser use and advance sustainable agriculture
Research group says discovery could lead to new type of environmentally friendly farming
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/22/uk-soil-breakthrough-could-cut-farm-fertiliser-use-and-advance-sustainable-agriculture
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Symbiosis Conservation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘The last plant left’: can Rapa Nui’s extinct tree be resurrected?
Seeds from the last toromiro, unique to remote Easter Island, were taken away in the 1960s. Now, after a crucial discovery gave hope for its survival, it is making a return
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/19/rapa-nui-easter-island-science-extinct-endemic-tree-sophora-toromiro
10 months ago
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Chat Biology
10 months ago
We are so excited to announce our first contributor to
#ChatBiologyLive
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@cleapss.bsky.social
!! 🧫🔬 If you want to come chat all things micro you can get your tickets here:
buff.ly/3Vudzdv
#ChatBiology
#EduSky
#iTeachBio
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‘Exporting extinction’
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Richest nations ‘exporting extinction’ with demand for beef, palm oil and timber
Consumption in wealthy countries including US and UK is responsible for 13% of global forest loss beyond their borders, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/14/richest-nations-exporting-extinction-with-demand-for-beef-palm-oil-and-timber-aoe?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
10 months ago
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The easiest
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you’ll ever see
10 months ago
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www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
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Frontiers | A theory of change to improve conservation outcomes through CITES
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ecology-and-evolution/articles/10.3389/fevo.2025.1425267/full
11 months ago
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Chat Biology
11 months ago
Join us tomorrow for our EdTech/AI themed
#ChatBiology
Did you got to
#BETT
at the weekend? What did you think? Come and share tomorrow at 8:30pm
#EduSky
#iTeachBio
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www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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UK scientist wins prize for invention that could help avert ‘phosphogeddon’
Phosphate, key to food production, is choking waterways, but a new sponge-like material returns it to the soil for crops
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/feb/02/uk-scientist-wins-prize-for-invention-that-could-help-avert-phosphogeddon
11 months ago
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Selective breeding
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Dog skull shape challenges assumptions of performance specialization from selective breeding
Dog skull shape shows that human breeding effort has driven obvious shape changes but with no associated performance differences.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adq9590
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Scientists trial patch to mend failing hearts
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Stem cells
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Scientists trial implant to patch up the heart
The technology could give patients with advanced heart failure new hope, based on early trial results.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgkjnl0dve8o
11 months ago
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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
11 months ago
What's small, sticky & dangerous? You guessed it, sundews! Known for their carnivorous tendencies, their flowers are famous for closing upon touch. Whilst the speed at which they close varies between species, the
#ecological
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A unique atlas of the human heart: from cells to the full organ – Science in School
Scientists led by University College London (UCL) and the European Synchrotron (ESRF) have, for the first time, imaged two whole human adult hearts, one
https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2024/atlas-of-the-human-heart/
11 months ago
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Got to love the fact my 12 year old is watching Tom and Jerry!!
11 months ago
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Y13 doing inheritance this morning. Home made models and
@origamiorganelles.bsky.social
models to help with explanations
#ITeachBio
11 months ago
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www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/plan...
#ITeachBio
#Biology
#fungi
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Plants are more likely to be ‘eavesdroppers’ than altruists when tapping into underground networks
https://www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/plants-are-more-likely-to-be-eavesdroppers-than-altruists-when-tapping-into-underground-netw
11 months ago
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Winterwatch giving a great example of countercurrent flow in bluefin tuna as a way of raising its body temp.
#ITeachBio
11 months ago
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If anyone has any recommended reading on stem cells/cancer/gene regulation for a high flying A level student I’d be grateful. She needs stretching!!
#ITeachBio
#ALevelBiology
#ChatBiology
11 months ago
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Chat Biology
11 months ago
Thanks for everyone's responses today - I am still getting through them! Keep sharing and commenting and join us next week where our theme is sustainability! ♻️ If you liked this, want more tips or to meet some of our contributors then why not consider
#ChatBiologyLive
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Chat Biology
11 months ago
Don't forget to join us for our anatomy themed
#ChatBiology
this evening! 🧠🫀🫁👁️🌱 Set your alarms for 8:30 ⏰ Please share! @chatphysics @chatchemistry
#EduSky
#iTeachBio
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Chat Biology
11 months ago
#ChatBiology
is back for a new half term and here's what's coming up Join us on Tuesdays each week at 8:30pm! Tomorrow's theme is all about teaching anatomy 🧠🫀🫁👁️🌱
#Edusky
#iTeachBio
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Has anyone got any recommendations for suitcases that don’t need me to get another mortgage?! We need ones bigger than cabin bags. Thanks
11 months ago
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Any tips on helping GCSE students remember the roles of hormones in the menstrual cycle?
#ChatBiology
#ITeachBio
12 months ago
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Interesting doscussion point for conservation lessons
#ITeachBio
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Marineland Antibes: Fate of orcas left uncertain after zoo shuts
Campaigners, politicians and zoo managers disagree on where Wikie and her son Keijo should be sent.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyvexpew8zo
12 months ago
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Saving a species: The slow return of the Iberian lynx
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Saving a species: Slow return of the Iberian lynx
After edging close to extinction, there are now some 2,000 Iberian lynxes in Spain and Portugal.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17dx4v5plvo
12 months ago
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Chat Biology
12 months ago
It's twelfth night and for our final
#12DaysofBiologyResolutions
how could we not recommend coming to
#ChatBiologyLive
in 2025! Let's meet up and discuss all things biology education with our favourite contributors from here IRL! Get your tickets here:
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#ITeachBio
#Antibiotics
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Antibiotic emergency ‘could claim 40 million lives in next 25 years’
As superbugs spread across the globe, death rates from antimicrobial resistance are set to double, says England’s former chief medical officer
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/05/antibiotic-emergency-could-claim-40-million-lives-in-next-25-years
12 months ago
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Chat Biology
12 months ago
Welcome to day 4 of
#12DaysofBiologyResolutions
- top tips and ideas for you to try in 2025 Using 3D models can help to explain biological concepts - check out
@kfbiology.bsky.social
posts,
@origamiorganelles.bsky.social
or this protein synthesis example by @MrsJMSeatonBurn
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1,329 tiny snails released on remote island
#ITeachBio
#captureMarkRelease
12 months ago
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Podcast recommendation….
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#ITeachBio
#KS5Biology
#ChatBiology
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BBC Radio 4 - Child
A new telling of the extraordinary story of where we all begin. Presented by India Rakusen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001v4dd
12 months ago
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