On 9 May, Mercury will be seen as a black dot silhouetted against the Sun and this rare event enabled astronomers of the 17th century to work out how vast the universe was. But this transit isn’t just phenominally importantly historically: it has huge implications in our search for extraterrestrial life, as Graihagh Jackson finds out…
The COD Photography Program invites you to celebrate our advanced and graduating student photographers at the 2nd Annual Exposed Photography Showcase. Come and see our talented students and their portfolios on Tuesday, May 3rd in SRC 2000 from 6 to 9 p.m.
Awards will be given that evening to the best college and high school portfolios. We hope to see you there! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCLPid9kG4E
As the costs of DNA analysis come down, weve seen the rise of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, allowing anyone to spit in a tube, pop it in the post and get a personalised readout direct to their inbox. But what do these tests actually reveal? Plus, how advertising execs can help us talk about genes, digging up the secrets in dogs genomes, and our gene of the month is totally legless.
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Researchers have found that pregnant women would be prepared
to take part in a gene therapy trial for the condition fetal growth
restriction
Humans arent the only animals to be getting their genomes analysed – our
four-legged friends have been getting in on the act too.
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Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham bring news of space sofas, super flat floors and Martian sunsets. They are joined at The Open University by ExoMars mission principal investigator Dr Manish Patel to discuss his work on the NOMAD instrument, which is currently on its way to Mars on board the recently launched spacecraft, and how you prepare for success and failure. Richard also reports from Alabama, gliding across NASA’s Flat Floor Facility on a bed of air beneath a giant solar sail. While having fun at NASA’s Marshall Spaceflight Centre in Huntsville, he hears about NASA’s Near Earth Asteroid Scout mission and goes inside the control room responsible for overseeing all the science on the International Space Station and communicating with two astronauts called Tim
