AS and A-Level open days
The scientific method
Host: Zoe Adams, Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum
Zoe works as part of the Veterinary and Forensic Entomology research team here at the museum. The members of the team are Dr Martin Hall, group leader, Zoe, research assistant, and Amoret Whitaker, PhD student and Forensic Entomology consultant.
Background reading
- The scientific method
Checkout Wikipedia for an explanation of what makes up 'The Scientific Method' and details of how it should operate. - Genital evolution
This review article PDF (264.8 KB)covers current thinking on genital evolution. Researchers have arrived at a number of theories to explain the evolutionary mechanisms driving genital evolution; the article explains the theories and summaries recent study findings that support the theory. - Blowflies
Zoe is planning research on genital evolution in the Diptera, using Calliphorid blowflies as a study organism. The museum's Veterinary and Forensic Entomology team spend much of their time studying members of the fly family Calliphoridae. They are involved in a disease condition of man and animals known as myiasis, and are vital in forensic entomology casework.