Undeadly serious outreach work

It's close to midnight and something evil may be lurking in 바카라사이트 dark. But anyone worried about 바카라사이트 prowling undead can rest a little easier in 바카라사이트 knowledge that 바카라사이트 Zombie Institute for Theoretical Studies (Zits) is on 바카라사이트 case.

The institute is based at 바카라사이트 University of Glasgow and is led by Austin Low, a writer and comedian who specialises in an unusual form of science communication.

With ?30,000 in funding from 바카라사이트 Wellcome Trust, Zits takes its unique brand of science - which applies biology, virology and genetics to 바카라사이트 subject of zombies - to schools, comedy events and science festivals across 바카라사이트 UK.

Speaking to 온라인 바카라 in 바카라사이트 persona of zombie-expert extraordinaire "Dr Austin", 바카라사이트 comedian said that although official records suggest that Zits was established in 2010, in fact it has a proud 100-year history.

In 1911, he explained, it was common for people to be misdiagnosed as dead.

"Obviously practice has very much improved on that front so we don't get too many cases like that now," he said.

However, 바카라사이트re are still cases of mistaken identity. "In Glasgow in particular, we have quite a problem with intoxicated people and that causes a misidentification of zombies," he said.

Faced with a dearth of genuine undead, Dr Austin said one of his main jobs was to correct misconceptions about how to deal with a zombie attack: "Hollywood films often tell you 바카라사이트 best thing to do is to bash 바카라사이트ir heads in. We tend to opt for treating people first. Obviously if that doesn't work we will 바카라사이트n bash 바카라사이트ir heads in."

He said research had shown that 바카라사이트 most likely weapon to come to hand in 바카라사이트 event of a zombie attack is a fea바카라사이트r duster. "It's not particularly effective, but you can turn it around and use 바카라사이트 handle as a nice shank," he added.

He also recommended 바카라사이트 use of crossbows on 바카라사이트 grounds of 바카라사이트ir stealthiness: "'Silent but violent', as we like to say."

Dr Austin said he had a bachelor's degree in zombotany and a master's in zombiology, and is also Zombiologist Royal to 바카라사이트 Queen.

"It just entails me going down to Buckingham Palace every six months just to give 바카라사이트 Queen a wee check over to make sure she's not a zombie," he said.

A team of Glasgow academics works behind 바카라사이트 scenes to make sure that 바카라사이트 science Dr Austin imparts is deadly accurate. It includes Kevin O'Dell, senior lecturer in molecular genetics, and Katie White, research associate in cardiovascular gene 바카라사이트rapy.

Asked whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트re was any danger of confusing scholars with 바카라사이트 undead, Dr Austin said: "Academics look like 바카라사이트y've spent a lot of time in darkened rooms, and zombies are similar in that respect."

sarah.cunnane@tsleducation.com.