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Struggling in silence: Why we need to talk about autistic people’s experiences of menstruation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Struggling in silence: Why we need to talk about autistic people’s experiences of menstruation

...work-related tasks, as the physical, emotional and organisational demands of periods are overwhelming. [Five pink floral wrapped sanitary pads] Menstruation shouldn’t be seen as a taboo topic for us to shy away from discussing – periods are a normal part of the human experience, but also one that can be profoundly distressing, particularly for people with sensory...
From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common
Health, Sports & Psychology

From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common

...work was later exposed as fraudulent; the paper was retracted and his medical licence revoked. Extensive international research has since shown conclusively that there is no link between MMR and autism. Yet the damage continues. Vaccination rates dropped, outbreaks of preventable disease followed, and some children died or suffered serious complications. Since then, other...
Targeted genome editing: Introducing the CRISPR/Cas9 system
Science, Maths & Technology

Targeted genome editing: Introducing the CRISPR/Cas9 system

...for as little as £10. CRISPR/Cas9 reduces weeks of work into a matter of days. It is this combination of cost, time and efficiency that have made CRISPR/Cas9 a revolutionary technology. CRISPR/Cas9 is now being introduced as a standard technique in laboratories around the world and its future impact on biology and medicine is beyond estimation. More on genome editing...
5 benefits of giving up alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 benefits of giving up alcohol

...working organ is so vital, aiding over 500 of your body's processes. To name just a few, it regulates blood clotting, removes bacteria and contaminants, fights infection and maintains your hormones, minerals and vitamins. There are many short- and long-term effects on your body when you drink alcohol. To gain a deeper understanding on how alcohol affects the human body,...
Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing
Science, Maths & Technology

Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing

...works) is referred to as ‘gene knock-out’. The genome editing process The “basic” genome editing techniques take advantage of error-prone DNA repair mechanisms to knock-out a selected gene. The individual genome editing techniques have their own details, but their concepts are similar. In each case, special molecules called endonucleases act as “molecular...
A brief history of evolution
History & The Arts

A brief history of evolution

...work of Anaximander and Empedocles. Anaximander proposed that animals could be transformed from one kind to another, and Empedocles speculated that they could be made up of various combinations of pre-existing parts. However, evolutionary theories were subsequently prevented from developing and challenging the belief of special creation for some fifteen centuries, due to...
Exploring the English language
History & The Arts

Exploring the English language

...worked out that any word which occurs within that particular context (a -and…) must be a noun. In other words, you've made the identification on the grounds of the function rather than the form of the word. This is usually the most dependable way of making such an identification, since a single form, such as holiday, can behave as a number of different word classes...
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Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish
Languages

Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish

...works helps you build up your understanding, but your own language(s) and your knowledge of other languages can also be extremely helpful...Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish: 3.1 Recognising cognates - Box 3: Using cognates When watching videos in Spanish, you will recognise some words or phrases because they are similar to the ones used in your own...