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For richer, for poorer
This play explores how we can both under- and over-eat and what this does for our health. Set in India it looks at two groups of people, rich and poor, and how both have poor diets for very...
Foundations of populations
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What is a population and how can we study a population? Find out about key terms and concepts in this article. |
From Strength to Strength (Ages 14-16)
This suite of experiments explores the body's muscles, their function and the effects of exercise.
[b]Experiment A:[/b] Students measure the circumference of their upper arm when relaxed and contracted. They then carry out some strength tests to see if there is a relationship between muscle size and...
Gene Therapy: Personal Perspectives
https://stemlearning.wistia.com/medias/loqzykd8d6 https://stemlearning.wistia.com/medias/uhq32fts9nProduced by Nowgen, and with support from the Wellcome Trust, the Changing Futures...
Gene Therapy: the Facts
https://stemlearning.wistia.com/medias/0ic01am26vFrom Nowgen, and produced with support from the Wellcome Trust, this video interview sees Caitlin, a cystic fibrosis sufferer, quizzing Dr. Kevin Southern. He is a Paediatric Respiratory Consultant...
Mind-boggling progress has been made in our ability to sequence a genome accurately and quickly, and in our ability to process and understand the huge amount of data that sequencing produces. What do these developments mean for each of us – our health, our identity, and the world we live in – now and in the future...
Genes and You
Published by the Wellcome Trust in 1997, this book provides challenging ways of incorporating scientific information into social situations. Teachers' notes complement the student activity sheets in a series of real-life scenarios.
...This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
Genes, genomes and health *suitable for home teaching*
Published by the Wellcome Trust, the 'Big Picture' explores issues around biology and medicine.
In recent years, great progress has been made in genome sequencing and understanding the huge amount of data produced....