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Could Brexit allow the UK to drop the ban on cloning?
Science, Maths & Technology

Could Brexit allow the UK to drop the ban on cloning?

Human cloning is currently banned under EU law. Brexit should allow the UK to dump this rule, believes Hugh McLachlan...According to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, human cloning should be illegal because “everyone has the right to respect for his or her physical and mental integrity”. The UK’s laws have to be in line with this – but only until Brexit. Fifteen...
Inheritance of characters
Science, Maths & Technology

Inheritance of characters

...human genome. You will also learn how the principles of inheritance work, the effect that our genetic make-up has on health, and how genetic material is passed on from generation to generation...Genes are units of inheritance that contribute to a person's behaviour and health. In this free course, Inheritance of characters, you will learn what genes, DNA and chromosomes...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The ethics of cultural heritage
History & The Arts

The ethics of cultural heritage

...human lives? When these goals compete, how should we proceed? In the first week of this course, you will examine Notre-Dame as a case study exemplifying this dilemma. You will explore the plans to restore the cathedral after the fire in 2019 and their extraordinary cost. You will also assess some of the arguments given both for and against this restoration...Week 1:...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems
Nature & Environment

Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

...humans are having on the environment...What is ecology and why is it important to our understanding of the world around us? This free course, Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems, looks at how we can study ecosystems to explore the effect that humans are having on the environment....Introducing the environment: ecology and ecosystems: Introduction - This...
Climate change: island life in a volatile world
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change: island life in a volatile world

...human life is entangled with non-human forces and processes in the making of today's globalised world...Climate change: island life in a volatile world: 1 Dividing the planet - A good globe can set you back quite a lot of money. Of course, I don't mean the little moulded plastic planets or the globes you can blow up as if the world were a beach ball, but the decent sized...
The role sustainable chemistry plays in shaping the planet's future
Science, Maths & Technology

The role sustainable chemistry plays in shaping the planet's future

...humanity. Achieving sustainability involves many challenges, from preserving resources to tackling pollution arising from plastics, persistent organic pollutants and gaseous emissions. These pollutants are ubiquitous in the environment and have been found in the planet’s waters, land and air. The chemical sciences will be instrumental in developing novel solutions to...
If a pig gives you a new liver, do you give the pig rights?
History & The Arts

If a pig gives you a new liver, do you give the pig rights?

...human-animal chimera creatures. Ethicists need to keep up to be ready for them, says Joshua Shepherd...[A pig] If you needed an organ transplant, would you mind if it had been grown in an animal from human stem cells? Or would you do it but deep down find it frighteningly unnatural? This may all sound like science fiction, but scientists recently managed to implant human...
Being heard
Education & Development

Being heard

...resources. My digital presence within wider society. Adolescent mental health. I spent over twenty years teaching adolescents in Secondary and Higher Education. The air of each classroom was dense with hormones and possibility, but it is also a hugely challenging time of life. I feel I shall always have more to learn about mental health in this time of change and growth....
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