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JULY 2008
FEATURES
Mother Fossil
The discovery of a fossilised embryo hundreds of millions of years old opens a window on the reproductive biology of an extinct class of primitive vertebrates.
Antarctic Research Freeze
Can Australia continue to maintain three scientific stations on the Antarctic continent in the face of rapidly rising costs and tightening budgets, or is the answer to find some commercial return from our stake in Antarctica?
The Platypus or the Egg?
The sequencing of the platypus genome promises to shed light on mammalian evolution as well as this monotreme’s strange physiology.
Fluorescing the Plastic Fantastic
A fluorescent additive that warns of free radical damage in polymers will find uses in aviation, agriculture and even housing construction.
Insect Genes May be Cancer Killers
Proteins that cause cell death in insects are showing promise as anti-cancer drugs.
Slime Wars
Bacterial toxins could soon be incorporated into “living paints” that prevent fouling of ships hulls and aquaculture farms.
Paradigm Shift
Recent discoveries have undermined established theories about the importance of “junk” DNA, the formation of the Earth and the expansion of the Universe.
Event Horizon
Rare event prediction started with the Prussian Cavalry, but now astonomers are using Poisson statistics to predict the most distant and explosive events in the observable Universe.
reminiSCIENCE
Resistance to Pesticides – and Cancer
Professor John McKenzie’s career exemplifies the virtues of persistence in research and lessons learned from facing life-threatening illnesses.
conSCIENCE
Sustainability Bandwagon Is Unsustainable
Research organisations following the craze for sustainability research initiatives should be careful they don’t become fashion victims.
BROWSE
Hope for Tassie Devils
Test for IVF Success
Real-Time View of Universe
Solar Cells Leave Silicon in the Dark
Evolution of the Hop
Plants Become Acid Factories
Bees Can Learn
New Languages
Passive Smoking Link to Child Ear Infections
Seasonal Rains in Decline
The Acid Test
Fluorescent Genetic Barcodes
Memory Stem Cell Found
WA Wind Blows Best
Planet Orbits Brown Dwarf
Passionfruit Extract Cuts Asthma
Uncertainty for Science Teaching Projects
Nanofilter Cleans Water in Disaster Zones
Science Postponed – and Cut
Rodeo Tests Turtles’ Ticker
REGULAR COLUMNS
Out Of This World
Publish or Perish
Naked Skeptic
Cool Careers
Beamline