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26 Mar 2019: You were introduced in the previous activity to the idea of transfusion, the taking of blood from. one person to another, that we might call a liquid transplant. At the same time, we have more in. our bodies than just blood, and the idea of swapping

11 Feb 2021: Activity Sheet no. 2 – “A Translator is always a beginner” There are always tricky words, phrases, and sentences in a translation. At the start of a translation, whether just beginning, like you, or more experienced, like me, exactly where the

15 Nov 2018: A blazon is a poetic device in which the speaker of the poem catalogues each part of a woman’s body. Typically, these body parts are compared to aspects of the natural world: teeth are compared to pearls, blonde hair to gold, etc. This device

15 Sep 2017: What Causes Neurodegeneration? The underlying cause of most neurodegenerative diseases is not fully understood. Only around 5% of cases are a result of genetic mutation (i.e. ‘inherited’) therefore the remaining 95% occur randomly (these are

2 Oct 2020: Activity – Around Tuscany on an Old Vespa Taking an impromptu and unplanned field trip in Italy with a friend can be really fun: good food, beautiful scenery, sun-soaked beaches, hills and squares and, of course… a Vespa! In this blog entry, a

15 Sep 2017: Alzheimer’s Disease (and other Dementias). Important Note on Dementia:. Dementia is a term typically used to describe a group of symptoms which include memory loss, difficulty problem-solving or thinking clearly and problems with language. As we

14 Oct 2020: Activity 2 – The Meissner Effect and BCS Theory. 2 The Meissner Effect. In 1933 it was found that not only do. superconductors show zero electrical resistance,. but they also expel any magnetic field from their. interiors below a critical field

14 Oct 2020: Solutions to Exercises. Exercise 1: Elemental lead (Pb) has a superconducting transition at 7.2 K. A cuboid sample. of Pb has dimensions (l w h) of (4 0.5 0.5) mm. At 7.5 K the voltage across two contacts. (V+ and V-) was measured to be 3.52 nV when

14 Oct 2020: Activity 3 - Why is the Major Histocompatibility Complex so important? We saw in resource 2 that fetal trophoblast cells are perilously exposed to the maternal blood and immune system. So why are they not attacked as a foreign invader? Half of the

15 Sep 2017: Atatürk and the Kemalist Revolution At the turn of the 19th/20th century, the 500-year old Ottoman Empire was widely derided as the ‘sick man of Europe’. Its emergence from the First World War on the losing side signalled the final demise of