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The official Whitburn Sixth Form biology Twitter - brought to you by the Year 12 subject reps
Whitburn, England
Joined September 2018
A huge thankyou to James and Claire from Newcastle university for the interesting presentation about evolution!
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Well I guess that's my fact for the day! I never knew that prescribing cannabis was legal in the uk. 😅 Aside from that, this 5 minute post might interest those going in go medicine or pharmacy.
bbc.co.uk
Why are so few people being prescribed cannabis-based medicines on the NHS?
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It’s day 1 of ‘Whitburn goes Wild’ Mrs P is enjoying a coffee outside and does this pass for a wild sculpture? What will you be doing today? @30DaysWild #30dayswild @WhitCofEAcad @WhitburnArt
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Hi everyone just a reminder, our ‘evidence for evolution’ talk by Newcastle university is today. Come to S4 today at 12:30pm if interested!
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Hello everyone! We are running biology society on Thursday the 17th of February at lunchtime. We have a visitor from newcastle university talking about evolution. Please come along if you’re interested! We will let you know the room we are holding it in as soon as possible :)
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Many scientists believe that early humans helped lock in a new genetic signature that made dogs smaller than their gray wolf ancestors—but new research suggests it was already there.
science.org
Victorian breeders uncovered a genetic variant that may trace back millions of years
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Two of our colleagues @Mikerobiomes and @DrBsZoology are giving @NEE_Naturalist talks on Plant-Microbe Interactions 🌱 and Grey Seals 🦭 on the Farne Islands - available online from this evening
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Leading American naturalist EO Wilson, dubbed 'Darwin's heir', dies at 92 @BiologyWhitburn check out https://t.co/ZzxpHMJq8a
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Open Evening is coming this Thursday 6-8pm. Please come along to find out more about life at Sixth Form. Please talk to our impressive young people bout their subjects. Watch out for the launch of our re-vamped Prospectus coming soon! @WhitCofEAcad
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Beautiful blue skies for RP12 today and a bit of limpet sampling. Rapidly incoming time may create time for ice-cream! @BiologyWhitburn @WhitburnSci
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@BiologyWhitburn may be chilly out on the rocks tomorrow. Bring your layers. Should be dry and not too much wind but would bring waterproof/wind proof too. Sturdy shoes a must.
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Great to have @EM_Doc_Caesar with us this afternoon talking about leadership, constant improvement & healthcare and inspiring the next generation of @NHSMillion staff. Thanks to @speakrs4schools for offering us this opportunity. @WhitCofEAcad
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Our students will be offered vaccines over the coming weeks; it is a matter of personal choice. Weigh up reported side-effects of the vaccine against the risk of bringing the virus back to your family and the risks of long Covid. @whitburnhealth
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The government says it has met its target to offer all 16 and 17-year-olds in England a vaccine.
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@BiologyWhitburn unit 7 ecological succession
What happens when humans are excluded from the beach for 4 months? Nature steps in and tough pioneer plants like Frosted Orache, Prickly Saltwort and Sea Rocket flourish. #Northumberland @NEE_Naturalist (The area inside the fence was enclosed from mid-April to mid-August).
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Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics reported 26 new Games-related COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total since July 1 to 430 cases.
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@BiologyWhitburn unit 4 Linnaean classification
To celebrate 270 years since the publication of Linnaeus' 'Philosophia Botanica' (1751), partner libraries from the Linnaeus Link Union Catalogue showcase the individual characters of their copies of Linnaeus' most popular work. https://t.co/eyRdMFIg5N
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@BiologyWhitburn check out these beautiful new stamps released by @RoyalMailStamps showing a marine food chain. Unit 5 energy flow through ecosystems. @WhitburnSci
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