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Media call: 11am, 17 August 2014 with researchers and dogs at The University of Sydney Veterinary Teaching Hospital, NSW Pet abuse and domestic violence are closely linked. Animals can’t talk but …
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Forty-four entries have been selected as finalists for the 15 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes worth a total of $150,000 in prize money. The finalists are from Western Australia, South Australia, …
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Australian Museum New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography highly commended and finalists announced – from Western Australia, Queensland, Victoria, ACT and New South Wales. Three finalists …
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Wednesday 10-September: The first, second and third place winners will be announced at the Award Dinner and that information will be embargoed until the time of announcement in the course of the …
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Defences mapped in time and space Researcher available for interview Wednesday 6 August 2014 Researchers at the Centenary Institute in Sydney have developed the first 3D model of the distribution of …
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Wednesday 9 July 2014 Video and photos of bees available Scientist available for interview Dr James Makinson evicts bees from their homes for a good reason—to figure out how they collectively …
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How viruses use ‘fake’ proteins to hide in our cells Some viruses can hide in our bodies for decades. They make ‘fake’ human proteins that trick our immune cells into thinking ‘everything is …
But SAHMRI researchers are making it starve by eating itself to death Scientist available for interview, Tuesday 1 July 2014 Stubborn cancer cells play a cunning trick when faced with …
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And researchers need Perth men for a study to find out why Monday 23 June 2014 Media call 9-10am AWST at Edith Cowan University Mount Lawley Campus with researchers and patients. Perth researchers …
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The first 30 years of bionics in Melbourne; transforming lives, creating jobs A Dalek talking inside your head proves the worth of the bionic ear And a little flash at first, then cloud-like …
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Scientist available for interview, Tuesday 17 June 2014 Lighter-weight, fuel-efficient cars may be closer to reality thanks to Geelong researchers who are giving carbon fibre the gripping power it …
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And how the liver’s troops might be revived Tuesday 17 June 2014 The liver is the only organ in the body that can modify our immune response. This, paradoxically, leaves it open to violent immune …
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