
Mark Lorch
Mark Lorch is Professor of Science Communication at the University of Hull. He trained as a protein chemist, studying protein folding and function. His research now focuses on the chemistry of a broad range of biological systems including lipids, proteins and even plant spores. As well as his written outputs he gives regular talks to schools, the public and conferences, and he occasionally pops up on the radio and TV explaining science and technology to a public audience.
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Could a fire-breathing animal ever exist?To create a fire-breathing animal, you would need to combine features found in a cow, a beetle and an eel.
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Yes, Dead Batteries Do BounceOpinion One rumoured and simple test to determine a flat battery from a good one is the dead battery bounce – drop them on the floor, and the flat ones bounce.
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5 Science 'Facts' You Learned in School That Are WrongOpinion Taste, touch, sight, hearing and smell don’t even begin to cover the ways we sense the world.
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How to Turn an Inkjet Printer into a Bio Lab (Op-Ed)Opinion
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10 Weird and Terrifying Medical Instruments from the PastFor me, the progress of science best described by advances in medicine and the instruments used to practice it.
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