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09/10/2026

🧬 Nobel Prize in Medicine 2026 🏆
A breakthrough where light meets biology! 💡🧠
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recognizes pioneering discoveries on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics—technology that allows scientists to control the activity of specific cells, especially neurons, using light.
🔬 Karl Deisseroth • Peter Hegemann • Georg Nagel
Their work has transformed neuroscience by enabling researchers to: → Control neural activity with high precision
→ Map complex brain circuits
→ Study neurological disorders
→ Explore new therapeutic strategies
Light → Ion channels → Neuronal control → New possibilities in medicine.

22/08/2026

Nominated for ‘invertebrate of the year 2026’ the ‘leaf sheep’ is fascinating. The solar powered sea slug has ingenious adaptations which increase survival and make them appear like a cute pet - if you can find them as they are well camouflaged …

The beady-eyed, Pokémon-like leaf sheep is far more ingenious than us land mammals

13/08/2026

GOOD LUCK to all my Biology A level students as they receive their grades this morning!

We hope it is a day full of joy and excitement so that students can get on to their chosen course or apprenticeship. For others it may be a day of reflection and working out which path to take next .

We are here to guide and support if necessary and hopefully it’s a day of celebration too! 🙌👏💪⭐

08/07/2026

Evening view! Only place cool enough to get that marking done. Only 5 days remaining 🙂

12/06/2026

Just to say that I hope Biology paper 2 has gone well for all A level students today.

I am super proud of my own students who have come out of a 2 hour exam and messaged me to say how much they enjoyed the exam. We won’t know until results day but this is a good sign that they used our exam strategies of being super calm and analytical, planning each answer and taking control of each Q 🙂 🤞☘️

17/03/2026

16/03/2026

Save the date for Biology Week 2026! 🧬

📆 8 - 18 October 2026

Biology Week celebrates and raises the profile of the biosciences, and the important work that bioscientists are doing. This year's theme is 'a complete celebration of biology and nature from A to Z' and we want you to get involved! You can check out last year's Biology Week calendar for inspiration and, if you have an activity planned, don't forget to fill in our events form so that we can promote it later in the year.

Get inspired: www.rsb.org.uk/biology-week

22/02/2026

An interesting article looking at similarities in the pattern of cancer in cats and humans. Both species share key biological processes so many genes are mirrored in cats and humans. Cats also share the same space as humans so are exposed to some of the same environmental factors. Interesting comparisons …

The household cat could hold the key to understanding certain types of cancer, such as breast cancer.

22/02/2026

It took 5 attempts to do wordle today! 🤣 I was convinced it must be a biological word ‘guano’ but it was not to be.

For A level biologists ‘guano’ is a term linked to the phosphorus cycle meaning ‘excrement of seabirds and bats used as fertiliser’ Guano is a highly effective fertiliser due to its high nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content (NPK)

16/02/2026

RNA replication linked to origins of life, compartmentalisation and pH gradients . A level Biology students looking to read beyond the spec may be interested to read ….

Life may have begun when RNA molecules began to replicate themselves, and now we’ve finally found an RNA molecule that is very close to being able to do this