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Can corals change their genes to adapt to climate change? What causes seafood allergies? Can DNA barcodes improve detection and treatment of tropical disease? And, using sponges for new drugs, stem …
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$5.6 million upgrade to Arafura Timor Research Facility Launched by Federal Science and Research Minister Don Farrell Media call 9.30 am, Friday 24 May 2013, 23 Ellengowan Drive, Brinkin Darwin …
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Posted on behalf of Sonya Pemberton/Genepool productions First ever national survey of Australian attitudes to vaccination To coincide with the broadcast of Jabbed: Love, Fear and Vaccines (SBS ONE, …
For the Australian Institute of Physics Astronaut Paolo Nespoli remembers best the spectacular view of Earth and the amazing feeling of weightlessness from his two visits to the International Space …
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Colour and movement show how species evolve, bring a second international L’Oréal For Women in Science honour, and a $470,000 ARC grant for University of Melbourne evolutionary biologist Dr Devi …
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A zoological mystery that could change medicine and solar energy? An international research initiative led by the University of Melbourne’s Dr Devi Stuart-Fox will investigate how and why animals …
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There are high resolution images of Devi and her lizards below. To access the high-res version, click on the image then right/command click and select save as. There’s also HD footage available, …
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PRESS RELEASE FROM NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP Thursday 21 March 2013 Japan continues to lead the Asia-Pacific in research output. But it could be overtaken by China in the coming years. The top …
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PRESS RELEASE FROM NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP Thursday 21 March 2013 Australia ranks third in the Asia-Pacific for overall research, and top in earth and environmental sciences, according to the …
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PRESS RELEASE FROM NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP Thursday 21 March 2013 Japan continues to lead the Asia-Pacific in research output. But it could be overtaken by China in the coming years. The top …
PRESS RELEASE FROM NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP Thursday 21 March 2013 The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) just failed to overtake The University of Tokyo as Asia-Pacific’s top research institution …
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PRESS RELEASE FROM NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP Thursday 21 March 2013 Singapore’s science output has grown faster in 2012 than any of the major science-producing countries in the Asia-Pacific …
