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200 divers changing marine science
The Reef Life Survey team has harnessed the efforts of 200 divers around the planet to create a unique global dataset that’s generating significant scientific findings.
(Not) curing cancer only part of the story
Terry Speed accepts he’s never going to see the headline ‘statistician cures cancer’.
First vaccine and treatment against Hendra virus
With a human death rate over 50 per cent and an ability to cross species, the Hendra virus that emerged in 1994 had frightening potential.
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How flies can help us predict the future
Our planet’s climate is changing. How will bees cope—will they still be able to pollinate our crops? Will dengue and malaria-carrying mosquitoes spread south?
Clean water with crystals
Cara Doherty has a vision for a new manufacturing industry for Australia. She works with crystals that are packed with nothing.
Boosting the libido of prostate cancer survivors
Perth researchers have shown that twice-weekly exercise can improve sexual function in prostate cancer patients by 50 per cent.
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