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Growing crops without bees? Mini greenhouse pollination drones might do the trick
Miniature drones are being used to pollinate indoor crops as part of research looking at alternatives to honey bee pollination. ...
Are you a mosquito magnet? It’s in the genes
As part of their three-year study, the scientists carried out more than 2,330 tests over 174 days using samples of ...
Fighting herbicide-resistant weeds: Statin molecule found in fungi (and common cholesterol medication) could be ‘as effective as glyphosate’
Farmers are battling increasing weed resistance to common broad-spectrum herbicides such as glyphosate, but Australian research could be a game ...
We know Homo sapiens were not the first humans. Who were?
How far back in time must we go for our ancestors to not be human and be, instead, an ape ...
Turning lettuce into a bone-strengthening food? How scientists are using genetic modification to create foods of the future
Researchers from the University of California, Davis, have genetically engineered lettuce to produce a drug based on a human hormone ...
Do broccoli, kale or brussel sprouts taste bitter to your kids? Mouth microbiome could explain why many children dislike brassica vegetables
Brassica plants contain a compound called S-methyl-L-cysteine sulfoxide, that contributes to their distinctive smell. When this compound is mixed with ...
Philippines greenlights Golden Rice, opening floodgates for other nutritionally-enhanced biotech crops
Golden rice, enriched with vitamin A and designed to end suffering among the world's poorest children, has been approved in ...
Podcast: The evolution of lying
What is truth? How has it evolved? And what is its impact anyway? Evolutionary science shows that subtle social manipulation ...
Viewpoint: ‘Bt corn is the way to go’ — Why Australia needs insect-resistant GE corn to fight invasive fall armyworm moth infestations
Fall armyworm (FAW) has infiltrated six [Australian] states and territories and is so hard to control farmers are whispering about ...
Fighting cancer in humans has opened doors to controlling chemical resistance in weeds
Glyphosate was first introduced into Australian broadacre cropping systems almost half a century ago as an effective way to kill ...
What can stop COVID? How do pandemics end?
The promise of a vaccine for COVID-19 is inching closer to reality, with some candidate vaccines already approaching the last big hurdle ...
Mosquitoes engineered to resist dengue could become gene drive weapon against the deadly disease
Locked in a secure lab near Melbourne is the newest addition in the fight against dengue: genetically engineered mosquitoes that ...
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop: Is she trolling us while ‘laughing all the way to the bank?’
[Gwyneth Paltrow's] Goop first gained notoriety in 2015 when it encouraged women to "steam clean" their vaginas (you already know ...
Why do so many of us dream about flying, falling or being chased?
Most of us experience these so-called "typical dreams" during our lifetime. Around three-quarters of people dream of falling, for instance, and that ...
Meet Francisco Mojica, the scientist who first discovered CRISPR in a Spanish salt marsh
Professor [Francisco] Mojica grew up near the Mediterranean port of Santa Pola in Spain, a region famous for its salt ...
Is religion incompatible with science? Three scientists say it’s possible to have both
Is the conflict between religion and science as deep as some think? We talk to three scientists about how they ...
Testing ovarian cancer patients for BRCA gene mutations to better understand risk
Thousands of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer will be tested to see if they are hidden carriers of the gene ...
3D printed brain-like tissue made from stem cells offers hope to address neurological disorders
Scientists in Australia have used a 3D printer to create nerve cells found in the brain using a special bio-ink ...
Western Australian Labor party officials scrap plans to try to block GMO crops
The Barnett Government changed regulations to allow the growth of GM canola in 2010, and hundreds of thousands of hectares ...
