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Give Peas a Chance

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Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life
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Nitrogen could be one of the most interesting elements in the periodic table. Find out more about this fascinating element and how research into peas and beans at Oxford could help feed the world! www.oxfordsparks.net/nitrogen.

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In the early 1900s, Charles Sherrington examined microscope slides of muscles, nerves, the spine and the brain and traced the connections between them building a picture of how muscles are controlled. Researchers today still use principles he established.
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Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life
People
Jo Dunkley
Robert Llewellyn
Keywords
nitrogen
chemistry
Physics
explosives
nitrate
ammonia
fertiliser
poverty
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 05/03/2015
Duration: 00:04:55

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