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1999

Black Holes are Pink

1 August 1999

When black holes rip stars and gas clouds to pieces, the debris gets so hot that it shrouds the black hole with a brilliant blue-white light. Or so everyone thought, until we discovered pink quasars; black holes glowing with a pink light so intense that they are amongst the pinkest objects in the Universe.

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WCH breakthrough in epilepsy

10 May 1999

Genes & Epilepsy: How do they “fit”? – Robyn Wallace Robyn has identified the first gene known to cause febrile seziures. This is a specific form of epilepsy that affects young children.

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A “Gut” Feeling of How Your Intestine Works

10 May 1999

“Busting the ‘gut’ puzzle” Ever wondered why you don’t spew more often? Your intestine, controlled by its own “brain”, the Enteric Nervous System, silently, without your conscious knowledge, performs this miraculous feat, controlling food movement and digestion, every day of your life.

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Spying on the program of life

10 May 1999

It is now possible to measure what every single gene is doing simultaneously in a cell under a variety of conditions. This enables scientists to say “Eureka! I’ve discovered a million numbers!” Unfortunately, their colleagues reply “And?” Andrew Conway is helping biochemists find meaning in their data.

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Improving the Drainage of Recycled Paper Pulp Using Enzymes

10 May 1999

Mean Green Recycling Machine – Edmond Lascaris Recycling wastepaper is good for the environment but it could be better. Ed is using enzymes from fungi to make recycling greener.

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150 cleans a day keeps the parasites away

10 May 1999

New work to be published in Nature shows that small ‘Cleaner fish’ really do help keep reef fish healthy by picking parasites from them up to 150 times a day.

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Computer program to build mountains in the outback

9 May 1999

Building environmentally friendly mountains in the outback: design of Post-Mining Landscapes For Erosion Control – Gary Sheridan Coal-mining has disturbed over 50,000 ha of land that requires more than $1 Billion to rehabilitate. Scott’s software is being used to design mountains that won’t wash away.

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Drought adds threat to fish stocks

8 May 1999

320 tonnes of acid spills into river- Ben Wilson Research into acid-producing soils along major rivers in northern NSW has illustrated the threat posed by Mother Nature, not only sugar cane farmers, on fish stocks in the region, according to Dr Ben Wilson from Charles Sturt University.

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Weather out of this world : the Turbulent Lives of Brown dwarfs

6 May 1999

Astronomers using the Anglo-Australian Telescope have found the first signs of weather outside the Solar System, on objects called ‘brown dwarfs’, which are like a cross between a Jupiter-like planet and a star.

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New vaccine concept applied to HIV vaccine

6 May 1999

Australian Breakthrough promises vaccines for ‘difficult’ diseases Scientists all over the world have been battling with the problem of HIVvaccines for almost a decade. But now, a new “polytope” technology from the CRC for Vaccine Technology is being applied to HIV and many other diseases..

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Think faster, remember more

6 May 1999

Speedy thought may mean better memory for older adults – Janet Bryan. Janet’s research is showing that the faster one thinks, the better one’s memory.

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Making Mountains: the Wonderful World of Plate Collision

6 May 1999

Searching for oil and gas on Australia’s North West Shelf using a perspex tank full of honey, putty, sand and cake sprinkles may seem a little bizarre, but University of WA geologist Dr. Myra Keep believes it may help us locate where oil fields may or may not be.

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Antarctica on the Gold Coast

6 May 1999

Australia’s rivers could not have supplied the sand on our beaches. Keith has shown that the sand probably originated in Antarctica over 550 million years ago. Ever wondered where all the sand on Queensland beaches comes from?

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Young scientist wins world acclaim for deciphering the code of the immune system

6 May 1999

New research by an Australian student reveals the code our bodies use to control our immune systems. Her work could have tremendous medical benefits. Unlocking this code represents a dramatic step forward in the fight to prevent autoimmune disease, allergies and to improve vaccines.

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Transplant rejection – sometimes more is less

1 May 1999

Most transplants need immunosuppressive drugs but livers often don’t . Why and how can we use this knowledge?

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