• X
  • Home
    • Why Tutoring?
    • About Cat
  • Services & Fees
  • Faq
  • Reviews
  • Blog
  • Let’s Meet
  • Contact
  • Home
    • Why Tutoring?
    • About Cat
  • Services & Fees
  • Faq
  • Reviews
  • Blog
  • Let’s Meet
  • Contact

Science News

19 Oct (R)Evolution 2: A New Approach to Treating Diseases

directed evolution phage display antibodies genetic modification genetically modified

In my last blog post, I talked about Frances Arnold’s work on the directed evolution of enzymes, which won her half of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2018. The other half of the prize went to George Smith and Sir Gregory Winter for the ...

Continue reading

  • Cat Mycock-Overell
  • Science News
  •  0 Comments
  •  Like
  • curing diseases , directed evolution , DNA , genes , genetic modification , mutations , nobel prize , phage display , proteins , research , viruses

12 Oct (R)Evolution 1: Breeding Molecules

DNA random mutation genetic code

“Some people breed cats and dogs. I breed molecules.” – Frances Arnold, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2018 Last week, it was announced that the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry had been awarded to three scientists: Frances Arnold, for the ...

Continue reading

  • Cat Mycock-Overell
  • Science News
  •  0 Comments
  •  Like
  • enzymes , evolution , mutations , natural selection , nobel prize , proteins , research

11 Dec Snow! Snow!

snow snowflake formation dendrites ice crystals

Yesterday morning, much of the UK woke up to snow. It was all very exciting, and much fun was had by all; the cats hated it; we built a comely snow wench. But where does snow come from? Why don’t we get more of it when it’s cold? And ...

Continue reading

  • Cat Mycock-Overell
  • Science News , Things to make and do
  •  0 Comments
  •  Like
  • crystals , freezing , geometry , humidity , ice , snow , Temperature , water , weather

26 Oct Watching for Shooting Stars (or where do meteor showers come from?)

meteor night sky shooting star perseids

On Friday night last week, I set out with the express intention of staying up late to watch the Orionids. I was disappointed. We had thick cloud cover and heavy rain. The sky might have been beautifully dark, but I couldn’t see a ...

Continue reading

  • Cat Mycock-Overell
  • Science News , Things to make and do
  •  0 Comments
  •  Like
  • AQA GCSE Physics 3.3 , AQA GCSE Physics 8.1 , Comet , Meteor , Orbits , Orionids , pressure , Shooting Star , Solar System , Stargazing , Temperature

18 Oct Why is the sky broken? (Or Hurricane Ophelia and her effects)

hurricane explained heating cooling evaporation condensation

Why is the sky broken? That is the question my cats spent much of Monday asking me. Why is the sky broken? What is wrong with it? The eldest of the cats sat as close as he could to the middle of our house and growled at it – and ...

Continue reading

  • Cat Mycock-Overell
  • In the classroom , Science News , Things to make and do
  •  0 Comments
  •  Like
  • AQA GCSE Chemistry 2.2 , AQA GCSE Chemistry 9.2 , AQA GCSE Physics 3.1 , AQA GCSE Physics 3.3 , AQA GCSE Physics 5.5 , AQA GCSE Physics 6.2 , condensation , cooling , evaporation , heating , hurricanes , in the classroom , light , particle theory , pressure , sky , things to make and do , try this at home

10 Oct A picture speaks a thousand words: Protein imaging, and why it is important

zika virus protein nobel prize chemistry 2017

Last week, the Nobel Prizes for 2017 were announced. The Chemistry Prize went to three scientists for what Scientific American termed “Capturing Proteins in Action”. But why is this important? Especially for the Chemistry Prize? ...

Continue reading

  • Cat Mycock-Overell
  • In the classroom , Science News
  •  0 Comments
  •  Like
  • AQA GCSE Biology 1.1 , AQA GCSE Biology 2.2 , AQA GCSE Biology 3.1 , AQA GCSE Biology 6.1 , AQA GCSE Chemistry 7.3 , imaging , microscopy , NMR , nobel prize , proteins , research
  • Subscribe to my Blog via Email

    Enter your email address to subscribe to my blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

  • Subscribe to my Blog via Email

    Enter your email address to subscribe to my blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

    Website Terms & Policies | Tutoring Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Safeguarding & Risk Policies | Student Code of Conduct

    Contact

    © Copyright 2022 Cat The Science Tutor