1,185 search results

The science of genetics
Nature & Environment

The science of genetics

...C, G, and T - that's the end product of the experiment. Each letter represents a different chemical (adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine). Like all codes, the one in DNA carries information or instructions; in this case ones that direct the growth and survival of each individual. To be meaningful, the letters A, C, G and T have to be in the correct order or sequence in...
World-Changing Women: The Trung Sisters
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: The Trung Sisters

...c. 40AD Armed Resistance [A Statue of the Trung sisters is Ho Chi Minh City] A statue of the Trung Sisters in Ho Chi Minh City In 111 BC the Han Dynasty of China conquered what is now Vietnam. As Chinese rule became increasingly more punitive there was frequent unrest among the Vietnamese people who protested against the imposition of taxation, Chinese culture and...
Recipe: Seafood pasta
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recipe: Seafood pasta

...C/275°F/Gas mark 1. Peel the prawns and remove the heads, but do not discard them. Then butterfly the prawns by cutting vertically along the spines. Clean out the brown waste. Season the vine tomatoes, then put them on a baking tray and into the oven for up to 1 1/2 hours until dried. Heat a little olive oil in a pan and fry the heads and shells of the prawns. A red...
Analysing European Romanticism
History & The Arts

Analysing European Romanticism

...c.1780-1830... Analysing European Romanticism A short introduction to this album. Breaking the Enlightenment mould German Romanticism began as a philosophical departure from Enlightenment thinking, centralising human experience and transcendence from the purely rational. This succinct discussion contextualises that shift. Romanticism and the religious crisis Once more...
Cell signalling
Science, Maths & Technology

Cell signalling

...c) receptors with intrinsic enzymatic activity (RIEA); (d) enzyme-associated receptors (recruiter receptors). Receptors that also serve as the effector For example, one type of acetylcholine receptor is also an ion channel, and belongs to a family of receptors called ion-channel receptors. In response to acetylcholine, these receptors allow the passage of specific ions,...
Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Hot forging (closed die)
Science, Maths & Technology

Hot forging (closed die)

...C lives are typically 10,000–15,000 parts. Materials: The majority of all metals and alloys are readily closed die forged to varying degrees. The list of materials is arranged in ascending order of difficulty of forging. Forging temperature range (˚C) Aluminium alloys 310 - 450 Magnesium alloys 275 - 400 Copper alloys 460 - 1000 Carbon and alloy steels 760 - 1200...
The Problem with Pink
History & The Arts

The Problem with Pink

...c.1760 ] Portrait of Mary Countess Howe by Thomas Gainsborough c.1764 So do the pinkish tones of rococo painting really reflect the influence of women’s taste? Did Mme de Pompadour help to set for the fashion for this colour? In fact, however, there is no evidence that she did have a penchant for pink. It is true that the Sèvres porcelain manufactory, which she...
Design from the inside
Science, Maths & Technology

Design from the inside

...1889). [a) corrugated cardboard ]A) Corrugated cardboard [b) memory foam]B) Memory foam [C) The Eiffel tower]C) The Eiffel tower Figure 1: Examples of cellular structures In each of these examples, illustrated in Figure 1, the successful design of an object depends not only on the external form and the material chosen, but also on the internal structure applied to the material. Such structures can result in ......