Chemistry at the races
The chemical sciences pervade
almost all aspects of modern day life from the clothes we wear, the food we
eat, to the pastimes we enjoy. This resource shows how a combination of modern
techniques are used to ensure that horse racing is both fair and prevents abuse
of the horses involved. The material is based on the work of the Horseracing
Forensic Laboratory (HFL) located near Newmarket in Suffolk where samples of
urine and sometimes blood from racehorses are screened to detect and identify
traces of prohibited substances.
All the material and activities
have been compiled by Ted Lister who worked with a group of teachers on a
writing workshop. It is hoped teachers will use it to provide an up-to-date and
interesting context for their work and so enthuse the next generation of
scientists.
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