How did we get here? Are races real?
21 Oct 2021

How did we get here? Are races real?

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How does race connect with our evolutionary past? And what does genetics have to do with it? We asked evolutionary biologist Darren Curnoe "are races real?" in this episode of "How Did We Get Here?" Watch this short video and … Continued
Cellular Senescence
15 Sep 2021

Cellular Senescence

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Cellular senescence is a biological process that occurs as we age. This video explores the main concepts behind this phenomenon and uncovers how targeting senescent cells can potentially help us improve our quality of life. This film was submitted to … Continued
Synthesis of ATP
9 Sep 2021

Synthesis of ATP

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A visualisation of the molecular mechanisms that power your cells and tissues, converting food and air into the flow of chemical energy that makes your body be alive. This film was submitted to the SCINEMA 2021 International Science Film Festival … Continued
Alice in Typhoidland
3 Sep 2021

Alice in Typhoidland

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Delve beneath Victorian Oxford’s dreaming spires and idyllic River Thames, and discover the murky underside of the city and the battle to rid it of typhoid. Both Alice in Typhoidland and The Tragic Tale of Mary Mallon were submitted to … Continued
Electronic mouth guards in AFL aid science
5 Aug 2021

Electronic mouth guards in AFL aid science

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Clubs that use the wearable technology aid sport science data collection. Learn how everyday technology can help our understanding of the body and injuries in this resource for Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 Biology, Physics and STEM students. Word … Continued
Future Now: Repairing the Human Body
25 Jun 2021

Future Now: Repairing the Human Body

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Future Now explores the latest innovations in science – from repairing the human body, to the past and future of dental care. The first episode of Future Now explores how we can repair the human body in incredible ways – like 3D … Continued
Future Now: The Story of our Teeth
1 Jun 2021

Future Now: The Story of our Teeth

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Future Now explores the latest innovations in science – from repairing the human body, to the past and future of dental care. This episode of Future Now takes a step back in time to look at how lucky we are today – our … Continued
Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome
17 May 2021

Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome

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Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome (or PCOS for short) is many things, but well understood is not one of them. To find out more about it, we touched base with Dr Kirsty Walters from UNSW who published her research that PCOS … Continued
Ten things to take on your next trip to space
30 Apr 2021

Ten things to take on your next trip to space

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What do you need to make life aboard the ISS bearable – even pleasant? Learn how scientists are applying their understanding of Earth and Space, Physics and Biology to plan each trip to space in this resource for Year 5, … Continued
What the coronavirus does to make people severely ill
13 Feb 2020

What the coronavirus does to make people severely ill

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[PLEASE NOTE: This is an article from the early stages of our understanding of Covid-19 and our knowledge and understanding has since been updated and refined.] As Wuhan coronavirus cases increase, we’re finding out just how it causes illness. This … Continued