Double Helix Issue 53
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Watch out! Double Helix magazine Issue 53 is oozing with all things slimy, smelly, sticky and goopy!
In this issue, we're getting sticky, smelly and goopy! Speedy slugs and frogs' eyes kick off our coverage of slimy animals, but we're also taking a look at slime moulds – a form of life that's not animal, plant or fungus! We uncover the smelly, slimy secrets behind cheesemaking. And as a break from the slime, we find out what blue light is doing to our brains. + Full description
Want to get hands on? Make all kinds of goop with our choose-your-own slime adventure. We've also got some amazing glue recipes, or if you'd like to catch a smelly, slimy fish, you can make a fish trap.
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Publication date: 15 January 2022.
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Magazine | January 2022 | $ 9.99ISBN: DH07/53 | 40 pages | 297 x 210 mm
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Colour illustrations, Colour photographs
Contents
FeaturesTHE DARK SIDE OF BLUE LIGHT: Bragg Student Prize winner Emilia Danne shows us how online learning is affecting our health
CHEESES! Find out more about the bacteria and fungi living inside your favourite cheese
A STICKY SITUATION: We get stuck into a sticky subject – the science of glue
GOOPY, STICKY, EUCALYPTY: Find out about gum trees and why they have such a goopy, sticky nickname!
SLIME MOULDS. THEY’RE EVERYWHERE! These bizarre life-forms aren’t plants, animals or fungi. So what are they?
Regulars
Snippets
Poster
Reviews
Time-travelling Shed
Planetary Post
Tech Timelines
Back of the Envelope
Microscope
Fiction
Activities
Choose-Your-Own Slime Adventure!
Make and Do Some Gloopy Glue
Build Your Own Automatic Fishing Machine
Make It Comic
Crossword
Puzzles
Competitions
Back by Popular Demand!
Illuminated
Funny Bones
Gimme a Beat!
Authors
The Double Helix team is part of CSIRO Publishing and has a long-standing reputation for delivering expertly written, fascinating and fun science material for young people, with an aim to foster an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
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