Having just spent a good few weeks trying to describe biochemical concepts to the general public, I thought I would share this contest with you all:
http://www.biochemistry.org/GetInvolved/ScienceCommunicationCompetition.aspx
The Biochemical Society has a contest for undergrads to write a 1500 essay on a biomolecular topic targeted to a general audience. Though the deadline has passed for this year, it might be a good way of practicing scientific communication in the future!
There are some really great past winners at the bottom – I particularly liked “Epigenetics: The Bee’s Knees” but I may be a bit biased after spending so much time learning about nucleosomes for the past semester. 🙂
AH!! Cool!