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GENIE and Dynamic DNA

Posted by David in Natural Sciences on September 13, 2013

The annual Dynamic DNA event hosted by the GENIE project took place this week, with over five hundred students from thirteen schools passing through Leicester’s doors in just two days, and this year I decided to volunteer in running some of the activities. GENIE, or Genetics Education Networking for Innovation and Excellence, is essentially a […]

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An example of a current technique used on latent fingerprints. Here Ninhydrin reacts with the amino acid lysine, causing a product that displays a distinct purple colour. Image taken from Wikipedia

Summer Internships and Volunteering

Posted by David in Natural Sciences on July 24, 2013

This summer I was lucky enough to join the materials and interfaces research group in the chemistry department for a project that looks to be taking me right through to September. Even with the academic year over, it’s becoming increasingly common to take internships over the holidays, especially in the sciences. And while you will […]

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GENIE and Dynamic DNA

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