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3 days, 20 hours ago
Don't keep it in the family: Inbreeding behind mammoth extinction
Researchers have sequenced the gene map of a long-extinct, mummified woolly mammoth, using DNA taken from its hair.
ABC Science - 12:20 p.m. Monday 17th November 2008
ABC Science - 12:20 p.m. Monday 17th November 2008
Lake Bonney dead fish investigated
The Primary Industries Department says it should know in the next 24 hours what caused of the death of hundreds of bony bream at Lake Bonney in the Riverland.
ABC Science - 10:11 a.m. Monday 17th November 2008
ABC Science - 10:11 a.m. Monday 17th November 2008
4 days, 15 hours ago
Vitamin B3 could protect against skin cancer: research
New research from the University of Sydney has found a vitamin present in common foods could be mixed into sunscreens to protect Australians against skin cancer.
ABC Science - 5:24 p.m. Sunday 16th November 2008
ABC Science - 5:24 p.m. Sunday 16th November 2008
Extinct penguin species discovered
Scientists from the University of Adelaide are part of a team which has discovered evidence of a penguin species that lived in New Zealand 500 years ago.
ABC Science - 12:01 p.m. Sunday 16th November 2008
ABC Science - 12:01 p.m. Sunday 16th November 2008
5 days, 13 hours ago
Dead fish wash up from Lake Bonney
Hundreds of fish have been found washed up on the shore of Lake Bonney at Barmera in the South Australian Riverland.
ABC Science - 6:39 p.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
ABC Science - 6:39 p.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
Scientists map kangaroo genome
After more than four years and a last-minute rescue plan to fund the project, the genome of Australia's largest marsupial, the kangaroo, has been mapped.
ABC Science - 5:39 p.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
ABC Science - 5:39 p.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
Australian researchers make kidney gene breakthrough
Babies who suffer from fatal kidney defects in the womb could have a chance at survival, thanks to a genetic breakthrough by Australian scientists currently being tested at the birthplace ...
ABC Science - 4:40 p.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
ABC Science - 4:40 p.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
Crop pests changing with pesticides, GM
Increasing pesticide use is changing the profile of insect and other pests that Australian farmers must contend with, and genetically modified (GM) crops are set to bring their own changes, ...
ABC Science - 12:40 p.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
ABC Science - 12:40 p.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
Jellyfish could be new foot soldier in climate change battle
Australian scientists say a jellyfish-like creature which has the ability to double its numbers in one day could play an important role in battling climate change.
ABC Science - 9:27 a.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
ABC Science - 9:27 a.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
Tube-worm tortoises to be released
Tortoises will be released back into wetlands at Goolwa this morning, after months of rehabilitation.
ABC Science - 7:29 a.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
ABC Science - 7:29 a.m. Saturday 15th November 2008
6 days, 12 hours ago
Temperate water helps heat stroke: study
When it comes to cooling a heat stroke victim, forget the ice and immerse them in temperate water, new research suggests.
ABC Science - 7:47 p.m. Friday 14th November 2008
ABC Science - 7:47 p.m. Friday 14th November 2008
Exotic disease training exercise kicks off in Darwin
Animal health authorities from across the country are preparing to begin a major simulated training exercise in Darwin.
ABC Science - 3:50 p.m. Friday 14th November 2008
ABC Science - 3:50 p.m. Friday 14th November 2008
Frazer presents skin cancer vaccine research
Queensland scientist Professor Ian Frazer has detailed his research into a skin cancer vaccine at a medical research conference in Brisbane.
ABC Science - 3:50 p.m. Friday 14th November 2008
ABC Science - 3:50 p.m. Friday 14th November 2008
Biofuel industries need to be moved to sunny areas: AATSE
The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (AATSE) says it would like to see a biofuel industry developed in very sunny areas of Australia.
ABC Science - 1:59 p.m. Friday 14th November 2008
ABC Science - 1:59 p.m. Friday 14th November 2008
Research looks to explain low baby lobster count
Researchers in Western Australia hope a comprehensive study of the ocean floor will help explain one of the lowest baby lobster counts in 40 years.
ABC Science - 1:59 p.m. Friday 14th November 2008
ABC Science - 1:59 p.m. Friday 14th November 2008
