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  • Articles (2008 & 2007)

    The drink before the Storm
    The Australian
    October 28, 2008 
    IS there really a scientific link between drinking alcohol and violent behaviour? A Morgan Poll this year found that 14.5million Australians think there is, and the statistics seem to agree.
    http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24566609-12332,00.html

    Stinging message from lethal jellyfish
    The Australian
    October 14, 2008
    AUSTRALIA is home to the world’s most venomous spider, snake, fish, octopus and jellyfish. Wayne Hodgson, head of Monash University’s Monash Venom Group, has the job of identifying these venoms and finding out why they are so lethal. 
    http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24496794-12332,00.html

     Monash developing medical micro-robots
    The Australian
    September 16, 2008 
    MINIATURE robots are being designed to enter the human body and assist with surgical procedures beyond the reach of present technology.
    http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24356488-12332,00.html

     Looking for green tinge in cyberspace
    The Australian
    September 9, 2008 
    THE internet may allow us to shop, search and socialise online, but each click comes with an unacknowledged social cost: energy use.
    http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24321140-11949,00.html 

    Not such an unkind cut, after all
    The Australian
    August 15, 2008 
    CIRCUMCISION is one of the oldest medical practices in the world.
    http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24182432-23289,00.html

    Science slowly unfolds what migraines are
    The Australian
    September 22, 2007
    Researchers are closer to understanding why women get more migraines than men.
    http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22453532-23289,00.html

     Stress links to cancer
    The Australian
    September 12, 2007
    Wendy Zukerman investigates whether people under pressure can suffer DNA changes.
    http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22402331-27699,00.html

     Life imitates science
    The Australian
    August 22, 2007
    Mirror neurons are all the rage among brain aficionados.
    http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22284548-27703,00.html

    Genetic clues in shades of pink and blue
    The Australian
    January 31, 2007 
    WHEN a baby is born, we always want to know: is it a boy or a girl? But whether the newborn will like boys or girls is a more difficult question to answer.
    http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21144141-12332,00.html

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