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What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...study and practice of politics...This free course, What is politics?, introduces you to the world of politics. It is dedicated primarily to answering the question of what politics is. Although the question might seem rather simple, it elicits various, often contradictory responses. As you will realise, in politics as in much of the humanities and social sciences...
Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?

...study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. The overwhelming majority are in Asia and Africa: India alone accounts for 20,847 deaths, more than one-third of the world’s total, giving it the highest incidence of rabies globally. [Louis Pasteur conducting an experiment while investigating rabies] Pasteur injects a rabbit with rabies as part of his work into the...
How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?

...study in the history of molecular biology. The gene was discovered in 1979 by David Lane, working at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in London, and coincidentally at exactly the same time by three other groups working independently in the USA and France, and led by Arnold Levine, Lloyd Old and Pierre May. p53 is a tumour suppressor. Its job is to protect us from cancer...
What is the genome made of?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is the genome made of?

...study in Science...What is the genome made of?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the basic composition and structure of DNA understand what is meant by complementary DNA base pairing understand how base pairing allows a mechanism for DNA replication understand the number of DNA molecules within a chromosome...What is the...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?
Education & Development

Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?

...study or for work, often places us in the position of sharing information or conducting activities with people we do not know. Constraining or anticipating the way information is exchanged is problematic in a digital age. Decisions about online privacy and identity are issues that affect everyone, including students using the internet for learning. In this short course,...
Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...studies from the late eighteenth century onwards...Race is not biological. It is a social construction. Yet we know that in our contemporary world and in history, this construction has real consequences. From enslavement and colonisation to resistance and revolution, the stories of people of colour are often left untold in accounts of the past. This free course,...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...study here. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Science...Animals at the extremes: The desert environment: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define and use, or recognise definitions and applications of, each of the bold terms provide examples that show there is a continuum of desert climates and environments...
Understanding mental capacity Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding mental capacity

...skills. You can read more on how to study the course, and about badges, in the next sections. After completing this course, you should be able to: explain what is meant by mental capacity apply your knowledge about mental capacity to different scenarios and outline how to support and/or assess capacity for decision making in each case outline what is involved in a mental...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs