Issue 9

TRANSLATION Science by Newcastle Students

Latest science news 100,000 Genomes Animal Testing Scientific Language

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NEWS

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3D PRINTING

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FROM MICE TO MEN

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LOST IN TRANSLATION

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DEPRESSION

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WOMEN IN SCIENCE

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SENSATIONAL SCIENCE WATCH YOUR STEP

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FUN AND GAMES

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COULD STUDYING TEQUILA HELP US FACE CLIMATE CHANGE?

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PEDAL BIN MACHINERY OF GUT BACTERIA DISCOVERED

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PROFILE

3D PRINTING Translating ideas to reality

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Someone was enquiring about 3D printing full sized dinosaur models!

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WOMEN IN We are now all able to get involved in design

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https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/ javiermunguia/

SCIENCE: A HISTORIC PROFILE

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She was ignored by the largely chauvinistic scientific community in the 1960s

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FROM MICE TO MEN

A TALE OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

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The question is not can they reason?

Nor, can they talk?

But, can they suffer?

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The debate on animal testing is imperative for communication between the public and research institutions

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PHOTOGRAPH: LUC VIATOUR (www.lucnix.be)

LOST IN TRANSLATION

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Like any other language, science can have similar terms that are interchangeable and may create confusion

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REPAIRING YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM FROM THE INSIDE

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The cells are hoped to re-educate your immune system to stop working against your own body

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One size fits all?

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Only 50-65% of patients will be much improved after three months of antidepressants

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One in ten patients have to wait over a year for talking therapy

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JUDGING THE BOOK

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Science isn’t a tabloid with a flashy biased story; science is systematic facts provable by repetition

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WATCH YOUR STEP: What can walking tell us about your brain?

Wearable technology can provide detailed information about your behaviour—think Fitbit, but more sensitive!

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Don’t worry about following a defined path—with hard work and dedication you will achieve what you set out to do

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