‘My favourite BioSoc event was definitely the badger
dissection. There was a lot of blood and the smell was a bit overwhelming but nonetheless it was fascinating and a real privilege to dissect such a big animal. This is what brings Biology to life (or not in this case!).’ Ed Flatman, Year 13
‘The most interesting part of the trip to the
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine was a lecture
and practical on mosquitoes and how they act as vectors of disease. I saw its relevance to big world problems and I felt it was all clearly explained so I knew what was going on.’ Cameron Kerr, Year 13
‘Doing the fish dissection was amazing because it gave me an understanding of how the fish’s body works.’ Gabriel de Almeida, Year 10
‘I found a lot of the visit interesting
— one of the most memorable talks was about the treatment of
Ebola in west Africa as this showed a more personal side to research. I very much enjoyed it, especially the mosquito and sandfly dissections and their relevance to Wolbachia treatments for dengue.’ Andrzej Fanner Brzezina, Year 13
‘ Although it was quite short I found the visits to the sequencing machines very
interesting. It was great to find out how they work, their applications and to see how far the technology has developed in such a short space of time.’ Nick Corbett, Year 13
‘The pig’s head was amazing and I was surprised at the colour of the brain.’ Tom Taylor, Year 9
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