Science news articles about 'Open University'

  • Human aging gene found in flies

    ... aspects of human ageing. Working at the University of Oxford and The Open University, Dr Lynne Cox ... experimental system.” Dr Robert Saunders from The Open University added: “This work shows for the first ...
  • End-stage dementia patients deserve the same access to palliative care as people with cancer

    ... deaths” says Jan Draper, Professor of Nursing for The Open University, UK. “The management of dementia is becoming a major international public health concern because ...
  • Scientists aim to unlock deep-sea 'secrets' of Earth's crust

    ... Searle, in the Department of Earth Sciences, at Durham University, said: “The problem is that we don’t know how fast ... from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, the Open University, the University of Paris and several institutions in the USA ...
  • Scientifics develop computer software that permits tourists to customize their visits

    Luis Castillo Vidal, computer engineer of the University of Granada and one of the authors of the study, points out that, in order ... , Technical College of Valencia, UNED (Spanish Open University), Carlos III of Madrid and the Research ...
  • The university of the future

    ... by Professor John Brennan of the U.K.'s Open University has just examined what we know ... rethinking their strategy in the light of globalisation. But the expectations of universities are growing all the time and there are some pressures that are hard to balance ...
  • The Upside To Acid Rain - It Reduces Methane

    ... according to research led by Dr Vincent Gauci of The Open University. This is potentially a beneficial side effect of the high pollution levels China - the world’s largest ...
  • Sex, lies and storytelling: The sociology of talk shows

    ... on national TV talk shows will be presented at the University of Leicester on Wednesday October 22. Professor Ian Hutchby, Professor of Sociology at the University of Leicester, will present his paper: Revealing revelations ... , and in my recent book Media Talk (Open University Press, 2006) I showed ...
  • Credit crunch threatens new medicines

    ... eminent economics experts, Professor Gary Pisano of Harvard University, and Professor William Lazonick ... , from all over the globe. This year it has been organised by the network's Innogen centre, which is based at the University of Edinburgh and the Open University ...
  • A sprightly explanation for UFO sightings?

    ... and Planetary Sciences Department at Tel Aviv University, are the catalyst for a newly discovered natural phenomenon ... working in collaboration with other Israeli scientists from The Open University and The Hebrew University to take three-dimensional ...
  • Aphids borrowed bacterial genes to play host

    ... , but similar to bacterial genes. Naruo Nikoh from The Open University of Japan and Nakabachi determined these sequences in full for more detailed analysis, and used real-time quantitative ...
  • Evolution-proof insecticides may stall malaria forever

    ... (both at Penn State), and Penelope Lynch (Open University, UK), predicts that simple changes to the way insecticides are used could prevent the evolution of resistance and thereby ...
  • Features of early Martian environment and presence of water drive search for life forms

    ... , PhD, Senior Editor of Astrobiology, and Professor at The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, "Darwin represents a very important step in a consolidated scientific ...
  • Venus Express adds to evidence for atmospheric water loss by Earth's twin

    Researchers from the Open University are laying the groundwork for a new equation that could mathematically quantify a habitat's potential for hosting life ...
  • New Drake equation to quantify habitability?

    Researchers from the Open University are laying the groundwork for a new equation that could mathematically quantify a habitat's potential for hosting life ...
  • Mysteriously warm times in Antarctica

    ... from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the Open University and University of Bristol in the journal Nature could help us understand more about rapid Antarctic climate ...

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