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Mixed Messages On Gene Patenting
23 Apr 2010
A US district court ruling that genes are a product of nature and not made or invented makes them ineligible to be patented. The article canvases a range of Australian opinions and possible implications for scientific research and the development of treatments for genetic diseases if the decision...
National Curriculum Year 10
'Genomic Zoo' To Unlock Vertebrate Secrets
05 Nov 2009
This article is a report by a journalist about the Genome 10K Project which plans to map the genomes of 10 000 vertebrates. Australian scientists believe that the project will provide better understanding of the role played by genes in disease. The project will collect samples from around the world...
National Curriculum Year 10
Feeding The Birds Changes Species
04 Dec 2009
This article describes the research of German scientists into the possibility that humans feeding a particular group of birds has brought about genetic changes in the bird populations and the possibility that in the future a new species of bird may emerge.
National Curriculum Year 10
Echidna Ancestors Swam With Platypuses
22 Sep 2009
This article is a report on the work of a number of Australian scientists related to the evolution of the Echidna and its genetic link to the Platypus. The scientists use DNA analysis to suggest that the Echidna was once an aquatic animal and is more closely linked to the Platypus than previously...
National Curriculum Year 10
Pedigree Dogs
17 Sep 2009
In August 2008, the BBC aired a documentary which claimed that a century of inbreeding and extreme selection to win shows has created a health and welfare scandal related to pedigree pets. This program follows up on reactions to the UK documentary. It examines changes that have occurred since it...
National Curriculum Year 10
Molecular Bypass
22 Apr 2010
Researchers in Perth, WA, have developed a new medicine that corrects genetic mistakes, exon skipping treatment. This is offering hope for people with serious illness. The technique works like a genetic patch which fills in for defective genes when a cell divides. The program focuses on Duchenne...
National Curriculum Year 10
Frogman
27 Aug 2009
The program catches up with the winner of the 2009 Eureka Prize for "Early Career Species Discovery", Dr Conrad Hoskins. His research area is taxonomy, the discovery and classification of new species. The program shows his fieldwork in the rainforests of Queensland, new discoveries...
National Curriculum Year 10
Finches
04 Jun 2009
Mark Horstman reports on the extraordinary sex life of the Gouldian Finch. Research by scientists from Macquarie University provides new information about mating behaviour that links colour, genetics and natural selection. This knowledge is being used in a program to increase populations of these...
National Curriculum Year 10
Dr Craig Venter
27 May 2010
Dr Graham Phillips interviews Dr J Craig Venter just before he announced the first successful synthesis of a self-replicating bacterium. This process involved manufacturing a genome from scratch and then transferring it into a living bacterial cell. These custom-built organisms have the potential...
National Curriculum Year 10
Devil In The Detail
18 Jun 2009
Tasmanian Devils are threatened with extinction. They are afflicted by a unique type of contagious cancer that's never been seen in nature before. Unless the spread of the cancer can be stopped, they could be wiped out with devastating effect to Tasmania's ecosystems. New research from human cancer...
National Curriculum Year 10
