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Mill Hill Essays
2012 Mill Hill Essays
- The sense of smell - A milestone to understanding the brain - Ed Bracey
- The olfactory system underlies our sense of smell. A description of the neuroscience behind the functioning of this system.
- Vitamin D: a natural wonder drug we’re all avoiding? - Anna K Coussens
- Vitamin D has been much in the news recently. It affects many different processes in our bodies, and is important to avoid vitamin D deficiency.
- Vitamin D – historical note - Frank Norman
- The race to understand what vitamin D is.
- Immune signatures in disease and visions for their future use - Anne O’Garra
- A broad overview of the workings of the immune system, focusing on work in tuberculosis, and a glimpse into the future use of immune signatures for detecting and monitoring infectious and inflammatory diseases.
- A key for every lock in the universe - the Blind Locksmith ? - Benedict Seddon
- The immune system is a remarkable and remarkably complex set of tools that our bodies have developed for fighting off infection. We explain the functioning of the part of the immune system that produces antibodies.
- The mechanics of nanomedicine - Tania Saxl
- Nanotechnology is closely associated with engineering and materials science, but is starting to become useful in biology and medicine too.
- To screen, or not to screen? Have we anything to fear from genetic screening? - Abida Gani
- The winner of the 2011 NIMR Human Biology Essay Competition looks at genetic testing for disease.
- Griff Pugh, exercise physiology and the Olympics - Frank Norman
- Historical note about Griff Pugh, NIMR physiologist.
- Book review: Origins: How the nine months before birth shape the rest of our lives - Michael Sargent
- A short review of the book Origins: How the nine months before birth shape the rest of our lives, by Annie Murphy Paul. One of the selection of science books, reviewed by members of NIMR staff.
- Book review: Bad science - Joachim Payne
- A short review of the book Bad science, by Ben Goldacre. One of the selection of science books, reviewed by members of NIMR staff.
- Book review: By the sea - Frank Norman
- A short review of the book By the sea, by Henry Gee. One of the selection of science books, reviewed by members of NIMR staff.
- Book review: The Emperor of all maladies - Emma Cookson
- A short review of the book The Emperor of all maladies, by Siddhartha Mukherjee. One of the selection of science books, reviewed by members of NIMR staff.
- Book review: Max Perutz and the secret of life - Frank Norman
- A short review of the book Max Perutz and the secret of life, by Georgina Ferry. One of the selection of science books, reviewed by members of NIMR staff.
- Book review: The 10,000 year explosion: how civilisation accelerated human evolution - Michael Sargent
- A short review of the book The 10,000 year explosion: how civilisation accelerated human evolution, by Gregory Cochran and Henry Harpending. One of the selection of science books, reviewed by members of NIMR staff
- Book review: Biopunk: kitchen-counter scientists hack the software of life - Frank Norman
- A short review of the book Biopunk: kitchen-counter scientists hack the software of life, by Marcus Wohlsen. One of the selection of science books, reviewed by members of NIMR staff
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