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

Kerri Smith, University of Oxford, UK: 鈥淔OXhunting: Exploring the genetics behind speech and language鈥�

SECOND PRIZE (拢750)

Beverly Prosser, University of Oxford, UK: 鈥淗ow to get into the body: A bacterial blagger鈥檚 guide鈥�

THIRD PRIZE (拢500)

Helen Margerison, University of Edinburgh, UK: 鈥淭oo cold to snow? A fresh look at climatic warming in Antarctica鈥�

RUNNERS-UP

Edward Vowles, University of Cambridge, UK: 鈥淟earning from our mistakes鈥�

Nick Askew, University of York, UK: 鈥淪preading silent wings鈥�

Veronica Miller, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: 鈥淩eversal of fortune鈥�

Steven Senior, University of Oxford, UK: 鈥淧ondering Parkinson鈥檚 disease鈥�

Jason Munshi-South, University of Maryland, US: 鈥淲hy just one?鈥�

James Ellis, Imperial College London, UK: 鈥淏asil: Tasty or toxic鈥�

Sarah Verschueren, University of Keele, UK: 鈥淪eizing neurons鈥�

Yvonne H眉bner, University of Surrey, UK: 鈥淗ow cancer cells learned dancing鈥�

Michael Pollitt, School of Pharmacy, University of London, UK: 鈥淯sing gold to diagnose malaria鈥�

Ashley Garner, University of Leeds, UK: 鈥淭he future commuter: Catching a lipid raft?鈥�

The Science Essay Competition is held jointly by The Wellcome Trust and New 杏吧原创. The winning essay will be published in New 杏吧原创 on 8 October.