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What is the genome made of?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is the genome made of?

...write out the sequence of bases in a single strand, representing each base by its initial letter A, G, C or T. We will use this shorthand extensively from now on. SAQ 2 What is the base sequence in the portion of the DNA molecule shown in Figure 4, starting from the top? Answer CTGACATA. These sequences are usually written or printed in lines like the letters or...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1
Nature & Environment

The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1

...write it as a social scientist. I think if you wanted to categorise where it stands, it’s interdisciplinary. But it’s, I suppose one could describe it as a political geography in particular. And so as a result of all of that, I've integrated those experiences, all that – all the places that I've been to as well as my own academic interests, which have been...
Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair
Education & Development

Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair

...writes: ‘If cultural theorists want to understand how Black women and girls view their worlds, it is essential to understand why hair matters to them’ (Bank, 2004). For the vast majority of Black women and girls, hair is not just hair; it contains emotive qualities that are linked to one’s lived experience and identification. Historically, hair has held significant...
Exploring career mentoring and coaching Badge icon
Money & Business

Exploring career mentoring and coaching

...write a sentence or paragraph that describes your own definition of mentoring. Comment Mentors come in all shapes and sizes. The relationship might be deliberately set up or develop organically. Usually, a mentor will have more experience than you in a relevant area, whether that’s your occupation, the organisation you work within or even a group or committee that...
Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis

...Write down a description of how you felt and describe what was going on at the time...Week 1: The climate and ecological crisis and how we got here: 2 Anthropocene and growth - You’ll now take a step back to look at the Earth’s history and humanity’s recent history, for it is in these wider contexts that people can situate and grasp what is happening. The...
Supporting babies and toddlers
Education & Development

Supporting babies and toddlers

...write. The muscle groups of young children can only mature successfully if each stage is built on the completion of earlier stages of development. This is gained through plenty of practise in play and activity. A missed or incomplete earlier stage will affect a later stage – a child who has not had time to develop shoulder, arm and wrist muscles will not be able to...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...writing a series of poems. His ‘one poem in many voices’ The Farewell Glacier sought to give a voice to people, places and other animals and things related to the region. Listen to Nick reading two extracts from The Farewell Glacier, related to themes of the first two sections of this course. The first is about Wally Herbert (1934–2007), the British polar explorer,...
Making decisions
Money & Business

Making decisions

...write it down. Do not go and look it up or search online for the right answer – this is about guessing Write down an upper and lower limit that you are 98 per cent certain contains the correct answer. For example, how far is the earth from the sun? Estimate: 150,000,000 km Upper and lower limit: 200,000,000 km and 100,000,000 km What was the: value of Swedish exports in...
Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs