🐅Kathy Freeston 🐅

Link to my blog on teaching A level biology behindthebiologylessons.wordpress.com

Lab-grown food pipe offers new hope for young patients bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@MissBird90 Very impressive

Really enjoying that point in the year where year 13 suddenly speak the language that is biology. "We have to use reverse transcriptase because prokaryotes can't splice so we need to use mature mRNA to make cDNA without introns to insert into the plasmid"

@STEMyBanda @MissBird90 Cloning. Amazing how many examples I could find in my garden

Magic when it works!!

@joel120193 Thanks for sharing Joel. Hinterland is so important for bringing the subject to life.

New Blog Post 📝 Using stories in your science lessons can help build a students understanding of science, even if its not on the curriculum. This is Hinterland. Here I discuss some examples in science and how to implement them into your lessons. Link below👇

@theAliceRoberts Hope you’re coming to the East Midlands. Sounds like a fascinating story to tell

Are you ready to delve into 4 billion years of your family history? Join me in November 2026 for my live show - Cell to Civilisation. Dates and tickets coming soon...

Elusive nightjar birds making remarkable comeback, conservationists say bbc.in/4bJS1lM

@andNickMullins Brilliant commentary as always and the gloves are the cherry on the cake! Back at Welford Rd this afternoon to enjoy the Prem cup final

What a night in the city of gloverly love. Congratulations to Benjamin & France. The Six Nations got the finale it deserved and more than half a hint there’s a decent England team in there somewhere. Thanks for tolerating us again this past month or so.

@PHoare1963 TV is the answer to that!

@floboflo @mcc_ss A more serious point is why aren’t they all kicking off at the same time? So France will know exactly what result they’ll need to win the championship if Scotland beat Ireland?

How on earth do the BBC know the scores already?! Rugby is fixed and this is the proof.

Superbugs resistant to antibiotics are rising fast. I tested water at Lough Neagh (40% of Northern Ireland’s drinking water) & found high levels of antibiotic-resistant genes from human & livestock poo. If we treat waters like sewers, this is what we get. theguardian.com/environment/20…

@ATinyGreenCell Thanks for sharing, will use that in lessons. Nature is astonishing

Life is so beautiful in its complexity and we are so lucky to have the cognition to explore these mysteries together.

This is well worth putting in front of A level students as extra curricular reading. Very accessible…

'Why scientists fear Emperor penguins' annual moult may be killing them' #biodiversity bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

one for the microbe-lovers (I'm not one, but @criordor has got me at least interested in them!) bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

"Cattle grazing at a nature reserve in the Yorkshire Dales has increased plant diversity by over 40% according to research by the University of Leeds." leeds.ac.uk/news-environme…

@mrsjmasters You can do it

Thoughts and prayers please

Keystone species Sustainability Conservation World’s largest krill harvester at centre of row over ‘blue tick’ sustainability label | Marine life | The Guardian share.google/kN6SXhT5ZQmUvS…

@LeicesterTigers So sad to see Hanro go He’s been a legend throughout his time with us and my absolute favourite player due to his amazing commitment on the pitch.

Farewell, Mr Reliable 💚 Hanro Liebenberg is confirmed to leave Leicester Tigers at the end of the season. After 7 seasons with the club, Liebenberg will return to South Africa as he moves back to his first club - the Vodacom Bulls. The club is sad to see Hanro leave but given his exceptional service, support his wish to return home. Read the full news article here 👉 leicestertigers.com/news