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Past Fresh Scientists
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Fresh Science 2007Saturday 20 October An Antarctic winter test for Vitamin DAntarctic researchers–leaving Hobart today–the perfect test subjects for Vitamin D trial. As we slip, slop, slap, to reduce the risk of skin cancer, some of us are no longer getting enough Vitamin D and babies are again being born with rickets. Are Vitamin D supplements the answer? Monday 3 September Therapy stops arteries reblocking Within 6 months of heart disease surgery, up to 60% of patients suffer from their arteries reblocking. Queensland scientists have discovered a way to precisely deliver drugs to blockage sites in the arteries – preventing complications after surgery.
Monday 27 August 2007 Random noise to improve bionic ears?Some forms of noise can actually improve your hearing, University of South Australia researcher, Mark McDonnell has found.
The Scent of worms: First steps to a machine to smell parasites in sheep poo Doctoral student Jacqueline Burgess from La Trobe University has identified odour molecules associated with the small brown stomach worm.
Women’s business reveals path to scar-free healingHealing without scars and more effective therapy for women with period problems—those are possibilities raised by the research of Tu’uhevaha Kaitu’u-Lino (Tu’hu for short pron Tu hay) at Prince Henry’s Institute and Monash University.
Wednesday 23 August 2007 Bad eggs: more casualties in the obesity epidemic Studies by University of Adelaide doctoral student Cadence Minge have shown that a high fat diet can cause damage to eggs in ovaries.
Monday 20 August 2007 Female mice turn male with the help of a brain geneEdwina Sutton and colleagues at the University of Adelaide have been busily turning female mice into males.
Australian orchid's sneaky sex tricks: Floral arms race seduces insectsAustralian orchids are engaged in an arms race, using sensory overload to seduce male insects.
Little Ripples, Big Swirl: How mini-earthquakes and tornados could one day be saving livesMonash University engineer Leslie Yeo is using tiny earthquakes and tornados to assist the detection of biohazards and germ warfare. He and collaborator James Friend at the Micro/Nanophysics Research Laboratory hope to integrate their technology into an inexpensive, credit-card-sized sensor within five to ten years.
Slime wars: Bacteria harnessed to fight biofoulingWarfare between bacteria could provide an environmentally friendly solution to biofouling, according to Dhana Rao and her colleagues at the University of NSW.
Tuna research in 350-tonne waterbedBluefin tuna use three times as much oxygen as other fish their size, making them more difficult to culture. That’s just part of the valuable information uncovered by University of Adelaide PhD student, Quinn Fitzgibbon and his colleagues in a study where they monitored live tuna swimming inside a 350-tonne “waterbed”.
How sea slugs fall in loveScott Cummins and his colleagues at the University of Queensland have uncovered a potent mix of chemicals which acts like a cross between Chanel No 5 and Viagra—but only if you are a sea slug.
Fats trigger immune defence: synchrotron light delivers Nature paper for young scientistNatalie Borg and colleagues from Monash and Melbourne universities have shown for the first time how the body’s immune defence system can be triggered by fats, sugars and other biological compounds, not just by proteins.
Brains learn better at nightIf you think that the idea of a morning person or an evening person is nonsense, then postgraduate student Martin Sale and his colleagues from the University of Adelaide have news for you. The Fresh Scientists for 2007 were... |
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