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Planetary Protection: Space Governance and the Search for Life
Science, Maths & Technology

Planetary Protection: Space Governance and the Search for Life

...based on their potential for life (or signs of life, past or present). These categories call for differing levels of protective measures (Mars is better protected than the Moon; Lunar Missions are Category II, Mars either Category II or IV). The levels are based on a range of factors, such as the ‘habitability’ of the world in question. The guidelines specify what...
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Article 10 mins
Talking turkey: 12 facts about turkey genetics
Nature & Environment

Talking turkey: 12 facts about turkey genetics

...based ancestry. Only a half dozen or so of the turkey’s 16,000 genes contribute to plumage color, just like a handful of our 20,000 genes impart skin color. All commercial lines descend from one ancestral group, although the American Poultry Association recognizes 7 breeds. 2. Like human chromosomes, turkey chromosomes were initially described rather vaguely. A 1931...
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Article 5 mins
The awarding gap at The Open University
Education & Development

The awarding gap at The Open University

...based on data which identifies where the largest gaps are. The awarding gap at the OU [A photograph of a student wearing a graduation robe] The OU is the world’s leading provider of online and distance education with over 200,000 students and 4,000 members of staff, and is organised by the Four Nations: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The OU mission...
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What is a virus?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a virus?

...bases, while the human genome is around 10,000 times larger, consisting of over 3 billion base pairs (‘bases’ and ‘base pairs’ are biology terminology referring to chemical structures in RNA and DNA; sequences of bases in RNA and DNA encode for all the proteins and determine the physical characteristics of organisms). But, how did viruses come about? One idea is...
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Article 20 mins
Brighton Pavilion
History & The Arts

Brighton Pavilion

...La ruine de la mosquee turque (ruin of a Turkish mosque) and L'hermitage chinois (Chinese hermitage), made in icing-sugar and set under that astonishing dome. Generally, much of the effect of this room results from the repetition of the same images but on multiple scales: notice, for example, how the lotus and the dragon are repeated. The Music Room. Again, the scheme for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...based firmly upon a historically and culturally specific way of deciding what counts as ‘knowledge’, as well as how the consequences of practising management (or managing) ripples out to affect a wide range of people and resources. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B870 Managing in a changing world which looks at the different...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Does nanotechnology offer a better way of dealing with electronic waste?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does nanotechnology offer a better way of dealing with electronic waste?

...based paints. Metallic nanoparticles can be reused after purification by well-known methods. “With some preliminary sorting, the method can handle most PCBs, says Kamanio Chattopadhyay, research guide, professor at IISc and an author of the study. Although the technology is still in the laboratory stage, the research team is now working with an industry to demonstrate...
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The Harrison Centre for Social Mobility
Education & Development

The Harrison Centre for Social Mobility

...based at the Beacon of Light sports and education centre in Sunderland. The Harrison Centre works with hundreds of young people annually across Wearside and the surrounding areas, providing the tuition and training they need to help them grow in confidence and secure a job. The Harrison Centre also supports a growing number of charities and organisations that aim to...
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