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WINNERS of the 1994 Wellcome Centre for Medical Science/New 杏吧原创
Millennial Science Essay Competition for postgraduate students are:

First prize of 拢1000, to Harriet Coles of the Department of Biology,
University College London, for her essay 鈥淎 matter of life and cell death鈥�

Second prize of 拢500, to Christopher Riley of the Department of
Geology, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, for his
essay 鈥淎 new look at an old mountain鈥�

Joint Third prizes, each of 拢250, to Simon Dennington of the
Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Bristol, for his essay 鈥淓ffect
of polymer latexes on the hydration of cement鈥�, and Mark Miodownik of the
Department of Materials, University of Oxford, for his essay on 鈥淧olycrystals,
metallurgy and foaming beer鈥�

The next ten best essays were judged to be from:

Tracy Hussell (University College London) 鈥淭he mechanism of tumour
诲别惫别濒辞辫尘别苍迟鈥�;

Gert Jensen (National Institute of Occupational Health, Denmark), 鈥淭he
sexual behaviour of bacteria鈥�;

Nick Lane (Royal Free Hospital, London), 鈥淐hickens and eggs in organ
迟谤补苍蝉辫濒补苍迟补迟颈辞苍鈥�;

Glenn Lyons (Cardiff University of Wales), 鈥淎 motoring adventure in
础滨鈥�;

Vid Mohan-Ram (Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London), 鈥淢uscling
in on man鈥檚 best friend鈥�;

Andrew Moody (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology)
鈥淪upramolecular chemistry of chemistry鈥檚 supermolecules鈥�;

Mannus O鈥橰iain (University of Cape Town) 鈥淭he unsociable socialities鈥濃��;

Valerie Scott (University of Oxford), 鈥淎 pulse oximeter鈥�

Craig Smith (Macquarie University), 鈥淭he right environment for sex鈥�;

Gavin Smith (University of Manchester), 鈥淢orse-code for muscles.鈥�

All winners and the next ten best essays will receive a year鈥檚 free
subscription to New 杏吧原创.

Harriet Cole鈥檚 winning essay will be published in the Forum section of the
5 November issue of New 杏吧原创.