By Anonymous (not verified) , 15 August, 2015 Biohackers at the DIY BioFoundry August 15 – 21, 2015 Gillian Terzis SUPPLIED Meet the team of biohackers useing a DIY lab to probe the possibilities of modifying natural biology, and the ethics of doing so.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 1 August, 2015 Breaking the cycle of addiction August 1 – 7, 2015 Jenny Valentish The trouble with beating addiction is that it isn’t confined to one substance or activity.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 4 July, 2015 US FDA set to approve flibanserin, the ‘female Viagra’ July 4 –July 10, 2015 Ray Moynihan GETTY IMAGES With a ‘female Viagra’ now on the cusp of approval, is there any proof the disorder it’s targeting exists?
By Anonymous (not verified) , 18 April, 2015 Wind turbine syndrome answers blowin’ in the wind April 18 - 24, 2015 Wendy Zukerman LAWRENCE MURRAY Anti-wind farm groups insist the turbines are making people sick, but new studies suggest a surprisingly different cause.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 28 March, 2015 Sex, drugs and clinical trials March 28 - April 3, 2015 Wendy Zukerman Photodisc A preference for male lab rats in clinical trials skews new drugs towards effectiveness in men.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 21 February, 2015 Finetuning gene therapy February 21-27, 2015 Wendy Zukerman AP Researchers are edging closer to reliable gene therapy, providing a revolution in healthcare.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 21 February, 2015 Chief Scientist Ian Chubb's scientific methods February 21-27, 2015 Ramona Koval SANDY SPIERS Australia’s chief scientist, Ian Chubb, holds the future of science and innovation in his hands. If he can make the government listen.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 14 February, 2015 I, wormbot: the next step in artificial intelligence February 14-20, 2015 Gillian Terzis Main image: courtesy timothy busbice; inset: Teresa Lee / Flickr If a robot can be made to think like a worm, how will we define living and non-living beings?
By Anonymous (not verified) , 7 February, 2015 Australian hoping to join the Mars One mission February 7-13, 2015 Denham Sadler BRYAN VERSTEEG/MARS ONE She was fascinated by space as a child. Now Australian woman Dianne McGrath has volunteered to live out life on Mars.
By Anonymous (not verified) , 24 January, 2015 Global norming with geoengineering January 24 - 30, 2015 Wendy Zukerman Marc Reil Gepaya Climate researchers are turning their minds to Plan B – manipulating the atmosphere to engineer a return to liveable conditions.
