4 Germline gene therapy
Following on from the advances made in diagnosing disorders using genetic testing, this unit looks at the possibilities for genetic therapies. Two approaches to gene therapy are discussed: correcting genes involved in causing illness; and using genes to treat disorders. Before closing on a discussion of the issues around 'designer babies' somatic gene therapy and germline gene therapy are discussed.
Ghosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe: Introduction
Ghosts, Witches and Portents in Early Modern Europe: Introduction
ESD.864 Systems Modeling and Assessment for Policy (MIT)
This course explores how scientific information can be used to inform policy decision-making processes through the use of quantitative modeling techniques. It incorporates both hands-on analysis and practice using models as well as evaluation of the use and effectiveness of models in decision-making. The course assesses the full spectrum of model complexity from simple box model calculations to complex, global systems models. Issues addressed include scientific assessment processes; integrated a
Les origines de la vie
Lundi 8/06/2009, Marie Christine Maurel : les origines de la vie
Listening Gallery: How Music Makes Sense
Anthony Brandt
This module includes exercises to practice listening for
varied repetition.
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Sound Reasoning
Sound Reasoning is a web-based, introductory music appreciation course. It offers a new approach to music appreciation for adults, focusing on style-independent concepts. While the course concentrates primarily on Western classical and modern music, the concepts that are introduced apply to music of any style or era. The goal of "Sound Reasoning" is to equip you with questions that you may ask of any piece of music, thereby creating a richer and more comprehensive understanding of music both fam
Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten - 18.12.2010
Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Samstag - als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.KUNDUS: Zum Auftakt ihres Truppenbesuchs in Nordafghanistan hat Bundeskanzlerin Merkel der Toten des Einsatzes gedacht. Begleitet von Verteidigungsminister zu Guttenberg und dem Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr, Wieker, besuchte sie den Ehrenhain im deutschen Feldlager in Kundus. Vor Bundeswehrsoldaten sagte sie danach
Mrs. Burk Perimeter Rap
Mrs. Burks sings a rap song explaining how to find the perimeter. Catchy tune for students to remember (Running Time 0:59).
Purdue University 2010 Year in Review
Video of Purdue University highlights
Calculus Related Rates
This video takes you through some Calculus Related Rates. The video has a clear speaker and shows step-by-step powerpoint slides. (10:57)
Aston University TESOL resources on becoming theoretical - an introduction to the Foundation module
Aston University TESOL resources on becoming theoretical - an introduction to the Foundation module
A shining year for gold
The gold price has hit several all-time highs during 2010, as investors worried about economic recovery or the euro zone debt crisis, and it's expect to climb further in 2011.
The Daily's Double Shot: 12/17/2010
This finals week episode features highlight clips from the fall 2010 season of shows. The shows included features on campus outreach programs, student activities (including a rousing game of zombie tag) and profiles of stand-out students who are proud to be Huskies.
Fluids (Part 5)
Introduction to Archimedes' principle and buoyant force. This video, which is suitable for high school students, starts with a black screen because the instructor, in his conversational tone, uses it as a 'chalkboard.' Instructor uses different colors for clarification. Run time 08:41.
Thomas Alva Edison
This is a 30 minute biography of the life of Thomas Alva Edison, (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) an American inventor, scientist and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park" (now Edison, New Jersey) by a newspaper reporter, he was one of the firstinventors to apply the principles of mass production and
11.007 Resolving Public Disputes (MIT)
This course is an introduction to real-world dynamics of public policy controversies. Topics to be considered include national, state, and local policy disputes, such as smoking, hazardous waste, abortion, gun control, and education. Using a case study approach, students study whether and how those disputes get resolved. Students conduct debates and simulations in addition to writing a series of short essays.
China's fast food face inflation threat
Rising real estate and labour costs making life increasingly tough for China's cheap fast-food outlets; higher-end chains with more pricing power better placed.
Adaptive Equilibration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis within the Host Macrophage
2010 CEND Symposium - Mechanisms of Drug Therapy and Resistance in HIV and TB - Part 4
Kanury Rao, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology - "Adaptive Equilibration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis within the Host Macrophage"
http://globalhealth.berkeley.edu/cend/
Funding for this conference was made possible in part by Grant 1R24TW008822 from the NIH Fogarty International Center. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and mod
Discovery Channel-Planet Earth-Pole to Pole-African Animals Return to the Wet Season at Kalahari
This video beautifully illustrates how African animals including hippos, giraffes, baboons, and zebras return to Kalahari as the wet season begins. (Running Time is 3:01.) (There may a short commercial before the video commences.)
