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Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing

...changes and environmental factors that the tests miss out, and so the results are likely to be inaccurate. DTC tests can also tell us things about our health by checking our DNA for changes which increase our risk of certain diseases, like Alzheimer’s disease. Again, these health predictions don’t often give us the full picture, as they only check for a few DNA...
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How does OpenLearn deal with older content?
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How does OpenLearn deal with older content?

...changed since original publication). Keeping it online is potentially creating a legal issue (e.g. expired copyright; potential libel). Keeping it online is potentially damaging to the OU brand/reputation. We have received a valid request to remove a piece of content. It requires technology to access that has become difficult for an average user to acquire (e.g. a piece...
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Science Communication and Public Engagement
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Science Communication and Public Engagement

...changing relationship between science and society. Communicating science Dr Richard Holliman interviews Dr Victoria Pearson on how she communicates science as a scientist, researcher, teacher and public engagement practitioner. A history of the science journal Nature Ian Flintoff discussing the history of the weekly journal Nature, how it has changed and how it...
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Is sleep the secret of success?
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Is sleep the secret of success?

...change kick-off time for England versus Mexico in the 2026 World Cup, one such area that has received a lot of attention in recent times is sleep. As discussed previously, recovery is an important part of competing in a major tournament. Sleep is perhaps the ultimate recovery strategy, but why is it considered to be so important? What is sleep? Sleep can be defined as a...
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Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why
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Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why

...changes to the law for using a mobile phone whilst driving and why attitudes towards this activity need to change...The laws around mobile phone use while driving are to be tightened under new UK government plans to make any use of a hand-held phone illegal. From 2022, mobile phone law will be extended to cover taking photos or videos, scrolling through playlists or...
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Brain Awareness Week
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Brain Awareness Week

...changed with so-called brain imaging techniques enabling us to observe how activity within the brain changes as different tasks and actions are completed. Read an overview of how these techniques in this brief guide to neuroimaging. And this article on one of the most commonly used techniques, functional magnetic resonance imaging, is also interesting. The brain and your...
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57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One
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57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One

...changed its gender option so that, instead of choosing from ‘male’ and ‘female’, users could pick from a range of over 50 gender terms, as well as choosing to be referred to as ‘they’ if they didn’t want a gendered pronoun (‘he’ or ‘she’). As usual, rather than getting into whether this is a good move or a bad move by Facebook, I am going to ask a...
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Housing beyond borders
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Housing beyond borders

...changing?...This content is associated with The Open University's Geography courses and qualifications. As we are so often told, we are now living in a globalised world. Certainly, cities are increasingly being reinvented and promoted as intense, powerful hubs of activity and interaction in a globally, interconnected world. From the movement of people and goods through to...
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