Life expectancy in the UK has increased by about 50% over the last 100 years, partly due to modern medicines.
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This online resource explores pathogens - the microorganisms that cause disease.
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This online interactive resource explores some of the scientists that have changed the way we understand and treat disease.
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This resource explores preventable infectious disease, which is estimated to cause two thirds of child deaths.
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An introduction to the symptoms, causes and treatment of diabetes, including the manufacture of insulin.
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An interactive game to help pupils to find the right balanced diet for healthy living.
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An animated graphic resource about the physiology of breathing and asthma.
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Pupils learn about infectious disease treatments, and what happens to medicines, and drugs, when they are swallowed, injected or inhaled.
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The resource series consists of six modules, each consisting of a poster, and a set of teaching materials.
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Student teams make boxes and labels for medicine bottles in the core task of this suite of activities.
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Using the resource shows students how ideas have developed over the centuries.
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A downloadable poster and a set of teaching materials introducing biotechnology and its impact.
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