Professional Biologists. identify a biological problem, try to come up with an appropriate solution, consider the implications of their solution, examine the benefits and risks of this solution, look at some alternatives,
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The Visit / Issue report does not need to be related to the specification content. What matters is that you are able to write about and research into a topic that interests you and find out about what biologists do How Biology Works.
Issues so far .
Acid rain, ADHD, Ageing, Alcohol, Algae, Alien species, Aloe Vera, Altitude effects, Alzheimers, Amazon, Anabolic Steroids, Angelman syndrome, Angina, Angioplasts, Animal testing, Antigens, Anorexia, Anthrax, Antibiotic Resistance, Arthritis, Artificial insemination, Artificial heart, Aspirin, Asthma, Atherosclerosis, Atkins diet, Back pain, Bananas, Barteres syndrome, Battery hens, Beauty Therapy, Better cattle , Binge drinking, Biofuels, Biological warfare, Biopiracy, Bioterrorism, Bird Flu, Blood, Blood doping, Blood substitutes, Blood transfusion, Brazil nuts, Breast cancer, Bronchitis, BSE, Bulimia, Burns, Butterflies, Caffeine, Cancer, Cannabis, Cataract, Cervical Cancer, Cetacean Strandings, Chameleons, CHD, Chemotherapy, Chinese foot binding, Chromosome defect, CJD, Cloning, Cocaine & gastroschism, Cod, Common cold, Conjoined twins, Conservation, Controlled environments, Coral, Coronary Heart Disease, Creatine, Creatinine supplements, Crohns disease, CVD, Cystic Fibrosis, Dairy cattle, Deforestation, Deodorants, Depression, Designer babies,
Biology is almost always in the news with topics such as environmental issues, medical breakthroughs and yet another discovery of a risk factor or something that we ought to eat or do in order to live longer! You are encouraged to read quality newspapers, watch the news on television or regularly scan the internet for current items.
2. You are able to find some published data relating to either the problem, or a potential solution to the problem. Ideally this data should be quantitative ie feature numerical values.
3. The methods used to obtain/ collect the data are described /explained clearly, and relate strongly to Biology If you find the topic interesting and relevant data is available, then it is a suitable topic for the issue report The report needs to be 1500 to 2000 words long and must be word processed