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A radiographer’s view of animals

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Meet a flavour creator

Willy Wonka novelty lab or just a little disturbing? Chemists working in flavour laboratories are responsible for developing the taste of a wide range of food products found in your local supermarket....

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Protein could give IVF couples hope

One protein is critical for the beginning of life. As we learned in our high school biology classes, pregnancy occurs when an egg and a sperm fuse, either in the womb or in...

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A new viral treatment for acne has been developed

Viruses that live on the skin naturally quash acne-causing bacteria. Although acne is not life threatening it does affect millions of people and can leave severe emotional and physical scars. There is...

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See-through soil will improve crops

The mysterious world of the rhizosphere revealed. Understanding soil processes is essential for addressing global issues of food security, disease transmission and climate change. However, techniques...

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Plastic and print power

Plastic solar cells could pave the way for a clean energy industry. Plastic may soon replace silicon when it comes to making solar cells; building developers are already looking at ways to integrate...

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Hubble looks deep into the Universe

We can now see further into the skies than ever before. The Hubble Space Telescope has made repeat visits to a tiny patch of sky throughout the last 10 years, collecting over 2,000...

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Preschoolers think like scientists

Child’s play is very similar to scientific experiments. When toddlers are playing with blocks, you shouldn’t assume that they’re just placing them randomly. They may be conducting a basic scientific...

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Two human species shared the same cave

The two human species to which we are most closely related lived close to each other for thousands of years. This has been established by archaeologists from the University of Wollongong in NSW,...

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What is beach ‘foam’?

Beach foam is produced from proteins. The white beach foam is due to fat and protein in ocean water, which the surf ‘whips’, just like whipped cream. Animals and plants in both salty...

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Your vaccines are ready – how they did it in under a year

More than 180 different COVID-19 vaccines were in the initial pipeline – and the majority of them can be placed in one of four vaccine categories. One is a classic. Two are comparatively...

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Synchrotron – Australia’s great ring of light

Greg Le Blanc and his team are some 22km south-east of the CBD in Melbourne, working underground in the middle of the night. In an enclosed room they huddle over monitor screens, while...

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