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How are scientists testing for the growth of antibiotic resistance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How are scientists testing for the growth of antibiotic resistance?

...introduction. Today, as scientists look for replacements for our dwindling stock of antibiotics, evolution is never far from their minds. [This colorized version of PHIL 232 depicts a scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a number of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria.] This colorized version of PHIL 232 depicts a scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a number of Pseudomonas...
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Sea level rise in London, UK
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in London, UK

...introduction to a heated debate, in ‘Environmental Policy in an International Context: Book 1’, Open University Humphreys, D. (2019) The Role of Science in climate change policy, in ‘Environmental Policy in an International Context: Book 1’, Open University Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, (IPCC) (2013) ‘Summary for policy-makers’, in Climate Change...
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A changing uniqueness – The changing ‘place’ of the West
OpenLearn Ireland

A changing uniqueness – The changing ‘place’ of the West

...introduction of new economic and social relationships through the political process of the wider society (and new layer) was affected by the local culture and became established as a unique combination of elements (although individual elements were also found elsewhere) and local characteristics. That new layer presents the conditions for the next layer. Through the...
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Southwest Donegal: uniqueness and interdependence in 2015
OpenLearn Ireland

Southwest Donegal: uniqueness and interdependence in 2015

...Introduction to the Programmes’, in The Open University (1985) Changing Britain, Changing World: geographical perspectives, Broadcast Handbook, Milton Keynes, The Open University Press. Jess, P. (1985) ‘TV08 Southwest Donegal: Tradition and Change’, in The Open University (1985) D205 Changing Britain, Changing World: geographical perspectives, Broadcast Handbook,...
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France

...Introduction: English In most French families, buying bread is a daily task. The French traditional baguette is much nicer eaten fresh, sometimes when it's still warm, which is why most French people visit their local bakery at least once a day. The baguette is still the most popular form of bread, but several others are available. There are several white bread varieties,...
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Scottish lecturers take strike action in campaign for fair pay
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish lecturers take strike action in campaign for fair pay

...introduction of national bargaining in the college sector, EIS FELA members were forced by their employers to ask the Scottish government to intervene. Only once during the seven years of national bargaining has there been a reasonable offer from the employers’ side with no government intervention required. Lecturers have repeatedly highlighted the continuing opposition...
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Sea level rise in Bangladesh
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Bangladesh

...introduction to a heated debate’, Chapter 1, in Jehlicka, P. and D. Humphreys, D. (Eds) Environmental Policy in an International Context, Milton Keynes, The Open University IDMC, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre https://www.internal-displacement.org/database Accessed 31th January 2020 Oxfam (2017), ‘Uprooted by climate change: Responding to the grwoing risk of...
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The science of genetics
Nature & Environment

The science of genetics

...Introduction to the Human Genome explores the basics of the science at the heart of genetics...[Centrifuge] The 21st century began with the completion of the first draft of the complete sequence of the human genome. Coupled with new techniques for intervening in genetic disorders such as mass genetic screening, gene therapy and genetic manipulation these are among the...
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