Why don’t elephants (and humans) have thousands of little babies instead of one big one? …
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Does my asinina look big in these genes?
The world’s fastest growing abalone—the tropical donkey’s ear abalone, Haliotis asinina—can be bred to grow rapidly and reliably for aquaculture, Queensland biologists have found. And that makes it …
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Turning on the atom laser
The first practical atom laser is a step closer today thanks to Australian researchers. The researchers have shown how to refuel the laser with ‘quantum foam’ allowing continuous operation. The …
Platypus sex; drugs from shellfish toxins; the secret of ageing; cancer cells cheat death
5 March 2008 Four leading Australian and New Zealand scientists are in Paris from 5th of March for the 10th anniversary of the L’ORÉAL/ UNESCO For Women In Science program. They’re all available to …
PNG running out of forests to protect
As Papua New Guinea Pushes for Payments for Forest Conservation, New Analysis Says Nation May Be Running Out of Forests to Protect Satellite Images Show that PNG is Rapidly Losing its Extensive …
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James Watson’s genome published today
Yours will follow! Friday, 18 April 2008: available for interviews this morning. Today the co-discoverer of the double helix, James Watson, had his genome published in the journal Nature. His …
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Why are we so complicated?
Genetics of climate change; new vaccines; how plants flower; the personal genome and other stories from the gene revolution. Also visit: Background information Fifty five years after Watson and …
Australia and Papua New Guinea launch efforts to crush deadly Hib disease in Pacific region
New vaccine rollout through the GAVI Alliance expected to help extinguish childhood killerCanberra, Australia — Papua New Guinea will begin immunising children this month with a vaccine that promises …
Fulfilling the promise of science for the poorest children
By Julian Lob-Levyt Poor nations can't develop if their children and mothers aren’t healthy enough to make it to adulthood. And that's a big sustainability issue for Australia's closest …
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Australia New Zealand Biotechnology Partnership Fund (ANZBPF) applications open
Also visit past grants: Mustering Molecules New grasses for a new climate Following the recent announcement of a NZ $3.8m grant package for the Australia New Zealand Biotechnology Partnering …
New grasses for a new climate?
An Australia-New Zealand biotechnology partnership is creating a new kind of grass that will reduce cattle burps, improve productivity, and help dairy farmers prepare for climate change. The …
Genetic analysis of light assists faster internet
Australian scientists have used genome analysis tools to create a patented technology to investigate the fate of the laser beams zapping through the optical fibres that connect our cities. Their …
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