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Researchers unlock haemoglobin's secrets

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Physical scientists may have shed light on how haemoglobin has evolved to carry oxygen best at different body temperatures in different species.

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Taskforce recommends against PSA test

Tuesday, 22 May 2012
An expert taskforce has caused a stir by recommending against the use of the PSA test to screen for prostate cancer in men.

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Transit of Venus 2012

Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Wasn't the transit spectacular! Relive highlights from the University of Queensland's webstream and learn more about the history of this rare event.

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Do electrons erode circuits?

Monday, 25 June 2012
Does the wiring in an electric circuit get eroded by the current or electrons? 2 comments

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Is it possible to appear that you're moving when you've actually stopped? Obeying the law is a relative thing

Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Not all is as it seems when it comes to obeying the law. 0 comments

Day of the dead: is it really possible to postpone the day you die?Death takes a holiday

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Is it really possible to postpone your death? 13 comments

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What creature are you?What kind of creature are you?

Wednesday, 28 March 2012

Are you a Megalania or a Diamantinasaurus Matildae?

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Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Is your chemistry knowledge as light as helium or as heavy as plutonium?

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Views of Venus

The transit of Venus put on a spectacular show that will not occur again in our lifetime.

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Need a patent? Tim Gillet's your man. Watch Ace Day Jobs to find out how he became a patent examiner.Patent examiner

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

Tim Gillet holds the future of new inventions in his hands. Watch Ace Day Jobs to find out why he became a patent examiner and what the job involves.

Kathy Belov's love of science is in her genes.Geneticist

Tuesday, 8 December 2009

Kathy Belov's love of science is in her genes. Watch Ace Day Jobs and find out how her work as a geneticist helps Tasmanian devils.

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