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5 Oct 2020: Activity – Therapeutic potential of brown adipose tissue. This activity is a bit different from the rest. Now that you know about white and brown. adipose tissue, it’s time to think about how this knowledge could be applied to treat human.

27 Nov 2020: Activity: “Entrevista a Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo” and the Trial of the Juntas. 1. Watch the following video. Subtitles are provided, and don’t worry if you don’t understand everything first time around – why not watch it a few more times?

5 Oct 2020: Activity – Using Nature to Inspire. Another way of designing with biomimicry is to find a fascinating process or animal in nature. and use its features to inspire a totally new design. Let’s practice with two examples! Challenge 1: You sit

6 Oct 2020: Activity – Taking it further. Here are few more things for you to think about if this topic has interested you, and some. more resources for you to use. Biodiversity Hotspots are important in identifying areas where conservation efforts should be.

5 Oct 2020: Activity - Heritability. Although the nature vs nurture debate is not a useful way of considering variation, we can. find out how much of the phenotypic variation in a trait is due to genetic causes and how. much of the variation in a trait is due

27 Nov 2020: Activity: El rastro en los huesos by Leila Guerriero This activity challenges you to think how to translate creative, long-form journalistic pieces with a political undertone. 1. Firstly, read the following article by Leila Guerriero:

2 Oct 2020: Activity 1 – The epidemiology and classification of diabetes mellitus. Who gets Type 2 diabetes mellitus? As a clinician, it is important to know whom you are treating. The following report might be. helpful in this aspect:. http://www.diabetes.org

1 Oct 2020: Activity - Tragedy of the Commons. The resources on overpopulation helped you to consider the strain placed on resources by a. growing population. Garrett Hardin used some Malthusian-style principles to put forward his. theory of the ‘Tragedy of

6 Oct 2020: Activity – Maps and Technology. Following on from our discussion of policy, let’s consider the use of technology in helping to. communicate geographical patterns to different audiences. There is no doubt that. technology has changed how we view

10 Sep 2020: Activity 2 – The Persepolis Tribute Frieze. Introduction. Persepolis was the main capital of the Persian Empire, located in the south of modern-day. Iran close to Shiraz. The city was founded about 515 BC by Darius I, who constructed a. monumental