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The story of infection
Health, Sports & Psychology

The story of infection

...simple, bacteria have some powerful tools at their disposal and one is the ability to transfer genes for antibiotic resistance to other bacteria. So if one strain becomes antibiotic-resistant, others will follow. And then we would be back to where we were before 1941, which isn’t a pleasant prospect. There are some good news in our battle with one high-profile virus;...
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Exploring comets: A short introduction
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring comets: A short introduction

...simple organic molecules – two sorts of hydrogen cyanide and also formaldehyde – being made in comets today. Missions to comets Small wonder, then, that comets have been the targets of several space missions. To date, eight comets have been visited over the course of ten successful missions. In 1982, a probe called ISEE-3, which had already been in space for four...
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Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making
Society, Politics & Law

Why Michelle Obama's farewell is a masterclass in speech making

...simple one, but the speech had an uncommon depth too. Becoming visibly emotional as she finished her remarks, the outgoing first lady spoke of hope for the future. Allied to this, she invoked the importance of hard work and the need to fight for freedom, not take it for granted. When she later spoke of her father’s influence, she touched a nerve not just of the American...
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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

...simple terms, executive functioning skills refer to our ability to carry out complex tasks, remember information, retain our focus and plan, prioritise and organise. Those skills are particularly important when it comes to responding to the needs of your body during menstruation, and autistic people often experience difficulties with different areas of executive...
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How technology can challenge our understanding of Frankenstein
History & The Arts

How technology can challenge our understanding of Frankenstein

...simple wordlist can act as a springboard for our analysis of the novel. We can, for example, compare the high frequency of man (137 occurrences) and father (134) with the only 24 occurrences of woman and the 33 of mother. This can lead us to formulate hypotheses on how gender is represented within the novel, which we can then develop by reading the novel with our own...
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The science of making musical instruments
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of making musical instruments

...simple, why do the sounds made by each instrument in an orchestra or band sound so different? The pitch is the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note. The pitch depends on how rapid the vibrations are i.e. how high the frequency is. A higher pitch has a higher frequency. [low and high pitched waveforms] The diverse sounds made by the instruments in each section...
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Foreign interference?
Digital & Computing

Foreign interference?

...simple protectionism from two increasingly-successful foreign companies. Huawei is the world’s second-largest maker of mobile phones and a major supplier of telecommunications products to companies such as BT. As part of its expansion in the UK, Huawei is obliged to work with government agencies and telecom operators to prove the security of its hardware and software at...
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Dogs under the microscope
Science, Maths & Technology

Dogs under the microscope

...code of A, C, G and T letters. FACT: Dogs’ best friend (humans) have 46 chromosomes and their famous enemy (cats) have 38. Despite the difference in numbers, dogs, cats and humans have pretty much the same overall amount of DNA in each cell. Organisms with the largest number of chromosomes: ferns often have over 100 chromosomes, with some having over 1000. Organisms...
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