conSCIENCE
Banking Living Brain Tissue
By Manuel B. Graeber
Australia needs a repository of living brain tissue to explore the next frontier of medical research.
Today’s cultural and technological achievements are the product of the human brain. Understanding how this organ functions is widely considered the ultimate scientific frontier. Two recent “mega” science projects, unprecedented in terms of ambition and scale, reflect this appreciation.
How Significant Is P?
By Geoff Cumming
Questions over the significance of P values requires the adoption of a new and transparent approach to validating research data.
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Is Tony Abbott Following Canada’s “War on Science”?
By Ben McNeil
Canada’s Prime Minister could be a role model for Australia’s new leader when it comes to science policy.
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Towards a Healthier PNG
By Peter Siba
Medical researchers in Papua New Guinea face unique scientific and public health challenges.
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A “Better Than Ever” R&D Tax Incentive?
By Kris Gale
Some advice for the government as it sets its sights on revamping support for innovation.
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Calculating Carbon
By Pep Canadell
Research supports a new approach to counting net CO2 emissions.
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Best Practice Science Is Open and Transparent
By Clinton Foster
Geoscience Australia’s Chief Scientist outlines the philosophy behind the organisation’s newly stated science principles.
Dr Foster is Chief Scientist of Geoscience Australia. The “Science Principles” document is available at http://www.ga.gov.au/about-us/corporate-documents/science-principles.html as a free download.
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Serendipity, Your Number Is Up
One-third of Australian children do not meet the international minimum numeracy benchmark.
By Roslyn Prinsley
Science, technology, engineering and maths skills are needed to build the nation, but student and teacher numbers are in decline.
Roslyn Prinsley is National Adviser, Mathematics and Science Education and Industry for the Office of the Chief Scientist for Australia.
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Bee Teams in the Food Bowl
By Jane Dixon
Apiarists and conservationists are at loggerheads, with implications for food security and the fate of indigenous species.
Jane Dixon is a Senior Fellow at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University.
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A Fishery Called Murray
By Colin Creighton
Improved water flows have reopened the Murray River’s flow to the sea, but much more needs to be done to restore the fisheries in Australia’s largest estuary.
Currently chair of the National Climate Change Adaptation – Marine Biodiversity and Fisheries initiative, Colin Creighton is developing an Australia-wide business case for estuary repair.
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