Sex at sea, breathless caterpillars and asteroid dust
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about sex at sea; asteroid dust; breathless caterpillars; seeds as pills; and more…
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Personal helicopters, pruney fingers and screwed up beetles
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about personal helicopters; pruney fingers; screwed up beetles; rig recycling; and more…
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Creating superflu, mending broken hearts, fire ant invasions, and mean tortoises
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about creating superflu; mending broken hearts; fire ant invasions; mean tortoises; and more
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Bird flu, GM chickens, and cradle-snatching crickets…
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about the impact of the floods on the Reef; fighting bird flu
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Space tourism, climate change, robots, butterflies and more…Tim on radio this week.
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about ditching fingers for bean bags; evolving to beat climate change; the downside of space tourism; running before breakfast; and more…
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New disease threats to Australia – are we ready?
This media alert was released the day before the forum. § Media briefing 11 am, Monday, 15 September, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney – join online here (organised by the Australian Science Media Centre) § Parliamentary forum, Tuesday, 16 September, Australian Parliament House, Canberra – an overview will be available online a few days after the event.
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Of bats, bugs and men
We’ve prepared a media release and feature for the Australian Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre. Here’s the feature. The shorter media release is here. Photos are also available.
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Of bats, bugs and men: Lessons for Australia in 2008
A biosecurity year in review The equine ‘flu outbreak was a reminder to all Australians that our health and our livelihood continue to be at risk from emergency disease outbreaks.