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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?

...researchers from the universities of Bath, Edinburgh and Oxford have been 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,...
How can we encourage people to mend their clothes?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can we encourage people to mend their clothes?

...research in the design school is investigating people mending their clothes and how to encourage it to extend garment life...How many of your socks have holes in them? Have you ever thrown away a t-shirt just because it had a tiny hole? Or maybe tossed out a pair of trousers because a button popped off? If you have – you're not alone. The truth is most of us were never...
Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing
Science, Maths & Technology

Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing

...from understanding the function of a gene by generating genetically modified animals or cells, to gene therapy, drug research, and even agriculture. More importantly yet, the use of genome editing continues to grow and it is likely that these technologies will accelerate research, leading to important scientific breakthroughs in years to come. More on genome editing...
Self-managed abortion in the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

Self-managed abortion in the UK

...researchers highlighted several factors which it may be useful and important for health professionals and those seeking abortion to be aware of. The factors identified relate to how someone self-managing abortion might be best supported; as well as the importance of effective communication about pain and other effects of the medications that might be experienced in the...
Exploring how migration changes the places where we live
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring how migration changes the places where we live

...research project on ‘Migration Making Places, Making People: New Narratives of Inclusion’ together with the University of Oxford, we have worked with the Migration Museum Project and Counterpoints Arts, through to civil society and local government in order to explore these issues. In doing this we can perhaps forge new ways of understanding the complex ways in which...
The impact of technology on children's physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of technology on children's physical activity

...research shows that by the age of 10 years, children have access to five different screens at home (Richardson, 2012). But in what ways does this impact a child’s physical activity levels? Is screen time always sedentary and does it always discourage physical activity? [Described image] Figure 3 Two young girls playing on a tablet Some academic studies have linked the...
Drug development process: combating pain
Science, Maths & Technology

Drug development process: combating pain

...research away from a strategy based purely on potency against the isolated target protein. It begins with practical, multidisciplinary, laboratory work leading to the identification of candidate molecules that are evaluated in large multinational clinical trials. The escalating costs are mirrored by the increasing demand for supply of the compound as development work...
W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times
Society, Politics & Law

W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times

...researchers alike to look at his work across their curriculums and methodology discussions. Du Bois’s work offers great examples of how to represent reality (this is called mimesis); he used several different ways of doing this. He worked with statistics, and produced a major scientific study. He also found creative ways of representing statistical information in...