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Science underpins so much of what we do in today's world.

If you can learn more about science you will give yourself a real advantage for getting a job, developing a career or starting and running a business.

ACS science courses provide very unique opportunities to learn across a wide range of sciences

 

 

Avoiding Toxins at home

By ACS Distance Education on January 9, 2023 in Animals, Environmental Issues, Food, Health, Herbs & Science | comments

From a scientific point of view, a toxin is a very specific type of poison, one which is produced via living cells. For instance, a poison produced by a spider would be considered a toxin. A manmade poison, on the other hand, would not be considered a toxin.

In the modern world, most people think of toxins in a more general sense, simply as substances which are poisonous to humans and/or animals. They refer to poisons which are produced by living cells as bio toxins or natural toxins.

 

New Video on Myrtaceae

By ACS Distance Education on June 5, 2019 in Horticulture & Science | comments

Identifying plants is so much easier if you get to know plant families first.

We've created a video to give you some insights into this by looking at the taxonomy of the Myrtaceae family

 

 

Fungi

By ACS Distance Education on July 9, 2018 in Environmental Issues & Science | comments

The world of fungi is a critical part of the ecology; but often unseen, misunderstood and unappreciated.

Our mushroom, plant pathology and microbiology courses can help change your perception of the world of fungi.

 

How to Service Car Filters

By ACS Distance Education on November 22, 2017 in Science | comments

There are usually 3 or 4 various types of filters fitted to mechanical engines that serve different purposes for the application that it’s being used for.

Keeping a filter clean can be important, and knowing how to do that can be a handy skill, and a money saver for anyone with a motor vehicle.

Read this extract with tips from our Mechanics course.

 

You have no doubt heard about Chain of Custody (COC) issues in the many forensic TV shows on our screens. The shows where faulty documentation destroys an otherwise carefully prepared case and the criminal goes free!  So exactly what is a COC?  It is the chronological ‘paper’ trail, showing the collection, transfer, receipt, analysis, storage, and disposal of a sample. At all stages, the sample is in someone’s custody—that person is responsible for it.

The COC is just as important in environmental  and agricultural sciences -the integrity of the sampling, testing and reporting chain is very important