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Science essay competition 2005

The Science Essay Competition is held jointly by The Wellcome Trust and Âé¶¹´«Ã½

FIRST PRIZE (£1000 and two-week media placement)

Kerri Smith, University of Oxford, UK: “FOXhunting: Exploring the genetics behind speech and languageâ€

SECOND PRIZE (£750)

Beverly Prosser, University of Oxford, UK: “How to get into the body: A bacterial blagger’s guideâ€

THIRD PRIZE (£500)

Helen Margerison, University of Edinburgh, UK: “Too cold to snow? A fresh look at climatic warming in Antarcticaâ€

RUNNERS-UP

Edward Vowles, University of Cambridge, UK: “Learning from our mistakesâ€

Nick Askew, University of York, UK: “Spreading silent wingsâ€

Veronica Miller, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: “Reversal of fortuneâ€

Steven Senior, University of Oxford, UK: “Pondering Parkinson’s diseaseâ€

Jason Munshi-South, University of Maryland, US: “Why just one?â€

James Ellis, Imperial College London, UK: “Basil: Tasty or toxicâ€

Sarah Verschueren, University of Keele, UK: “Seizing neuronsâ€

Yvonne Hübner, University of Surrey, UK: “How cancer cells learned dancingâ€

Michael Pollitt, School of Pharmacy, University of London, UK: “Using gold to diagnose malariaâ€

Ashley Garner, University of Leeds, UK: “The future commuter: Catching a lipid raft?â€

The Science Essay Competition is held jointly by The Wellcome Trust and Âé¶¹´«Ã½. The winning essay will be published in Âé¶¹´«Ã½ on 8 October.