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The Biologist

The Biologist has been covering the extraordinary and diverse world of the biological sciences since 1953. Featuring interviews with high-profile scientists, news and views on cutting-edge biology, and contributions from the RSB’s network of 17,000 professional and student bioscientists, The Biologist is packed full of features for professionals and non-professionals alike. Alongside striking images from biology research and the natural world, each issue also includes updates from the RSB science policy team and a guide to the best biological museum exhibits around the world.

Here is a list of article recommendations, compiled by the editorial team at The Biologist.

GCSE

1. Cell biology
2. Organisation
Happy Birthday DNA
April/May 2013
3. Infection and response
A Killer Cure
Feb/March 2019
4. Bioenergetics
5. Homeostasis and response
6. Inheritance, variation and evolution
7. Ecology
Out Of The Ashes
April/May 2016
In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time
August/September 2016
8. Key ideas
Crazy Horses
June/July 2018

A-LEVEL

1 Biological molecules
Happy Birthday DNA
April/May 2013
2 Cells
3 Organisms exchange substances with their environment
The Forest In The Future
December 2018/January 2019
Can We Fix It?
August/September 2017
4 Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms
Going Back In Genes
April/May 2017
5 Energy transfers in and between organisms (A-level only)
6 Organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments (A-level only)
Soaking Up The Pressure
Feb/March 2020
Aliens In The Antarctic
August/September 2019
Safe And Sound
April/May 2019
7 Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems (A-level only)
8 The control of gene expression (A-level only)
Spotlight On Epigenetics
Feb/March 2014