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Thursday, 19 August 2010
'Healthy bacon' patents raise questions
Patent applications covering the enhancement of meat, including pork, with omega-3 fatty acids are stimulating debate over the ethics and legalities of claiming intellectual property over food.
Exoplanet bonanza fuels excitement
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Le Tour riders need 'mutant' bodies
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Debate over industry impact on WA rock art
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Clock ticking on growing toxic waste pile
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
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Experts debate use of HPV test
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
A new Finnish study has confirmed that an HPV test picks up more pre-cancerous cells than a conventional pap smear, but experts don't agree on what this means for cervical cancer prevention programs.
Mixed messages on gene patenting
Friday, 23 April 2010
A landmark US court ruling against gene patents has reignited debate on the issue in Australia just weeks before the expected release of a senate report.
Multiple unknowns cloud volcano's impact
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
The Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland has so many variables, unknowns and hard-to-measure risks that make modelling its behaviour almost impossible, say experts.
Cautious response to technology strategy
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Unions, consumer and environment groups have given a cautious response to a new Australian government strategy for handling controversial developments such as nanotechnology.
Science year in review: 2009
Friday, 18 December 2009
Take a look back at some of highlights of 2009 from the News in Science team.
Dissent over animal to human transplants
Thursday, 17 December 2009
The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council should not have lifted the ban on animal to human transplants before consulting the public, says a former member of the Council.
Calls to debate 'fertility outsourcing'
Friday, 11 December 2009
In a world where rich countries look for cheap labour in poor ones, bioethicists, lawyers and women's health advocates are raising questions about the outsourcing of baby-making - especially to countries like India.
Dark questions remain over dark energy
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
The recent discovery of a new kind of type 1A supernovae has raised fresh questions about their use in identifying the mysterious force known as dark energy.
1 in 4 breast cancers 'not threatening'
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Around one in four invasive breast cancers diagnosed in women aged 50 to 69 are not life threatening, a new Australian study has found.
New call for e-waste controls
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
The world needs global standards for the reuse and recycling of electronic goods to curb growing e-waste exports to developing countries, a recent meeting in the Netherlands heard.
Reflexology debate heats up
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
A debate over the merits of reflexology has been triggered by a new report on the effectiveness of the practice.
Experts debate swine flu mutation
Tuesday, 4 August 2009
The recent outbreak of swine flu at an Australian piggery has raised questions over whether this will cause the virus to mutate and become more deadly.
Illness prevention under the spotlight
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
A damning report on Australia's health system, which calls for greater attention to preventative health, has been welcomed by public health experts.
Scientists risk becoming 'PR hacks'
Friday, 3 July 2009
Calls for scientists to do a better job at framing research for public consumption threaten to turn scientists into "spin" merchants, says one expert.
