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Why are black and white cats black and white? And why are there piebald horses?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why are black and white cats black and white? And why are there piebald horses?

...working to unlock the mystery of how these animals get their distinctive patterns. We have discovered that the way these striking pigment patterns form is far more random than originally thought. Our findings have implications for the study of a wide range of serious embryonic disorders in humans, including diseases affecting hearing, vision, digestion and the heart....
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Article 5 mins
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...
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Building belonging and mattering to achieve equity for Black STEM students
Education & Development

Building belonging and mattering to achieve equity for Black STEM students

...and McPherson, E. (2025) ‘Black student experience on an introductory STEM module: Closing the awarding gap by listening to our Black students’. In: The 13th eSTEeM Annual Conference Proceedings: Sharing Best Practice - Implementing What Works (edited by Pawley, S. and Chang, D.), 10-11 April 2024, The Open University, UK. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21954/ou.ro.00102266...
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Managing coastal environments
Nature & Environment

Managing coastal environments

...social and natural processes. Water, for example, which is present not only in the estuary but also on and in the land and as water vapour and droplets in the atmosphere, does not just stay in any one of these three elements but can also move between them. Box 1: The hydrological cycle Water in the estuary can transfer to the atmosphere by evaporation from the water...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Hadrian's Rome
History & The Arts

Hadrian's Rome

...work of more than one hand, a group of authors known as the Scriptores Historiae Augustae. However, arguments have now been made that the SHA is the work of just one author. It remains unclear exactly when this author(s) was writing, or the purposes behind the work. The sources of information used by the author to compile the biographies are often uncertain, and there are...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Digital forensics
Science, Maths & Technology

Digital forensics

...works in practice. It will introduce you to the world of digital forensics, that is, applying forensic science to the digital artefacts that we create every day through our interactions with computers, mobile phones and the unseen objects around us that encompass the so-called ‘internet of things’. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of postgraduate study in...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Data analysis: visualisations in Excel
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: visualisations in Excel

...working under pressure in a professional environment. Some shortcut keys are listed below. Try some of these out while reading the list. Table 1 Navigating inside and between worksheets Arrow keys Move around the spreadsheet. Page Down/Page Up Move screen down or up. Ctrl + Arrow keys Move to the edge of a region. This is useful for navigating large blocks of data,...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Transport and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Transport and Sustainability

...work. Why diesel engines have slightly higher energy efficiency than petrol engines. The reasons for the shift from petrol to diesel engines. 5 Petrol and diesel emissions Typical emissions of vehicles under ‘driving cycle’ and real-world conditions; ways to reduce NOx and particulate emissions. The importance of ‘real world’ emissions testing. The Volkswagen...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs