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What do genes do?
Science, Maths & Technology

What do genes do?

...Introduction - This course explores how information contained in DNA is used, explaining the flow of information from DNA to RNA to protein. Also introduced are the concepts of transcription (as occurs between DNA and RNA) and translation. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 1 study in Science...What do genes do?: Learning outcomes - After studying this...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...Introduction - Your course might not include any maths or technical content but, at some point during your course, it's likely that you'll come across information represented in charts, graphs and tables. You'll be expected to know how to interpret this information. This course will help you to develop the skills you need to do this. This course can be used in conjunction...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Can you train for penalty shoot-outs?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can you train for penalty shoot-outs?

...managed to score (that was Owen Hargreaves, who had been born in Canada and grew up in Germany). In the picture, around 15 players stand on the edge of the penalty-area, each player with a ball at his feet. They are waiting for an opportunity to step forward and dribble the ball to the spot to take a penalty. Where is the purpose in that? In the match environment, the...
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Article 10 mins
Does poor spelling really make President Trump unfit for office?
Languages

Does poor spelling really make President Trump unfit for office?

...managing in the process to misspell the word “heal”. He then quickly deleted the tweet, resent it with the same mistake, deleted the second attempt, until finally getting it right the third time around. The response across social media was predictably caustic. As one tweeter put it: “If you don’t know the difference between #heel and heal, you shouldn’t have the...
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Article 5 mins
World Cup 2023: is it a case of USA or England?
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Cup 2023: is it a case of USA or England?

...management hopes are high in their camp. The tournament is being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand and it is the first time it has been held in the southern hemisphere. There will be five venues in Australia – Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne, and four venues in New Zealand – Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin and Hamilton. The final will be played at...
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Article 10 mins
How is identity data creating headaches for large companies?
Money & Business

How is identity data creating headaches for large companies?

...manage their identity or whether they could manage it themselves. Models for a decentralised identity are emerging with parallel developments in the creation of a decentralised web. [The Conversation]There are a number of challenges for both private individuals and the traditional identity provider to overcome for this move to become a reality – including wider adoption...
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Article 5 mins
The Ageing Well Public Talks
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Ageing Well Public Talks

...management of chronic as well as acute biomedical as well as psychosocial conditions via behaviour change. The Ageing Well Public Talk Series (AWPTS) is an educational intervention, based on The Five Pillars for Ageing Well, and tailored to inform and engage diverse communities. This is of particular significance in multicultural societies and for maintaining equality in...
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Article 15 mins
Someone’s attacking our connection to the internet - part one
Science, Maths & Technology

Someone’s attacking our connection to the internet - part one

...the instructions there to connect to the router’s own management page. From there, you should: Update the router to the latest version of firmware (if available) Disable remote management of the router Change the router’s password to a new, stronger password. So that’s what VPNFilter is – next time we’ll look at who might have created it and what it was for…...
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Article 5 mins