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• How a croc bite, and quick thinking, could make for a world-beating pain relief remedy

  02-11-2023 11:07 via abc.net.au
  
  When John Watson was bitten by a crocodile, he knew exactly which plant would help his wound. Scientists now think that plant could lead to a powerful pain relief gel.
  
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• Labor's CGT challenge deepens as biotech sector raises alarm

  27-05-2026 21:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Another sector has called for a capital gains tax change carve-out, warning the government that it will face a talent drain without it.
  
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• Ambitious plan to convert forestry waste into fuel for ships and planes

  25-09-2025 06:21 via abc.net.au
  
  With biofuels earmarked as a way to power the transport sector in the future, one industry says its waste can be converted into aviation and shipping fuel.
  
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• Sydney man becomes cryonics facility's first client, with hopes he will eventually be brought back to life

  23-05-2024 06:43 via abc.net.au
  
  An unexpected dying request has resulted in a Sydney man being cryogenically frozen in a groundbreaking Australian move.
  
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• Seedless mangoes could be around the corner, but are shoppers willing to pay for them?

  28-04-2024 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Demand for seedless fruit is growing and the technology needed to create new varieties is improving rapidly, but some in the industry say "the price point just hasn't been there" to convince farmers to grow them.
  
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• Elon Musk's Neuralink gets approval to start clinical trials implanting chips in human brains

  26-05-2023 04:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Elon Musk's brain-implant company Neuralink says it has received a green light from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to kickstart its first-in-human clinical study, a critical milestone after earlier struggles to gain approval.
  
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• These robots are built using biology from insects — the creators say it's a game changer

  12-03-2023 20:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Scientists at an Adelaide university reverse-engineer the biology of insects to create a robot that can understand vision it is capturing from a camera.
  
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• Halfway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, this city wants to be the next Silicon Valley. Here's how

  05-02-2023 20:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Logan, population 350,000, is one of Australia's fastest-growing cities. But for many who live there, a daily commute north to Brisbane or south to the Gold Coast for work is the norm  something Logan City Council wants to change by attracting tech companies and start-ups.
  
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• Pearl-to-bone project hopes to inspire northern Australia tech boom

  25-04-2022 02:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Not just for decoration, pearl shells have potential for use in orthopaedic devices and other health products, including as a synthetic bone substitute. 
  
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• App screening coughs for COVID receives promising early trial results

  22-03-2022 08:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A smartphone app with the ability to detect COVID-19 from the sound of a cough is a step closer after promising early trial results, a Brisbane digital health company says.
  
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• 'It's a disaster': Australian RAT producers slam governments for dragging their feet on at-home testing

  13-01-2022 18:44 via abc.net.au
  
  As Australians struggle to get their hands on mainly imported COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, several Australian companies have been waiting months for local approval to sell their RATs.
  
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• Australian-made RATs await TGA approval amid supply shortage

  13-01-2022 18:44 via abc.net.au
  
  As Australians struggle to get their hands on mainly imported COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, several Australian companies have been waiting months for local approval to sell their RATs.
  
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• Australian-made RATs await TGA approval amid rapid antigen test shortage

  13-01-2022 18:44 via abc.net.au
  
  As Australians struggle to get their hands on mainly imported COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, several Australian companies have been waiting months for local approval to sell their RATs.
  
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• Sleep apnoea going undiagnosed as current tests miss 'the full story', study finds

  20-12-2021 05:03 via abc.net.au
  
  A new sleep tracker reveals up to 50 per cent of people with mild or moderate sleep apnoea could be misdiagnosed under current clinical testing, researchers say.
  
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• How a 'cracker program' teaching girls to weld is widening career options

  28-09-2021 00:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's skills shortage in male-dominated trades could be solved by women, according to the organisers of a new program teaching welding skills to schoolgirls.
  
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• Elizabeth Holmes goes on trial for Theranos scandal

  11-09-2021 22:10 via abc.net.au
  
  She was once the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire and a Silicon Valley rising star. Now, she’s the defendant in America’s trial of the year.
  
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• How should we treat insects?

  19-08-2021 08:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Insect farming, we’re told by its proponents, is the next big thing in edible protein production, and it may just save the environment. But an insect “farm” is more like a manufacturing plant, where tiny organisms are frozen, boiled, baked, crushed or shredded alive in their billions. What is the moral status of these living things? Can we be sure they’re not sentient beings, capable of experiencing pain and suffering? And if we can’t be sure, how should we treat th
  
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• Pfizer, AZ and Moderna have dominated the globe. But Australia's 'next generation' COVID-19 vaccines offer something different

  10-07-2021 21:29 via abc.net.au
  
  As mutant strains of the COVID-19 continue to appear, scientists and researchers are working feverishly behind the scenes to find the next vaccines. And Australia is part of the search. 
  
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• 'Chasing the mutants': The Australian researchers searching for 'next generation' COVID-19 vaccines

  10-07-2021 21:29 via abc.net.au
  
  As mutant strains of the COVID-19 continue to appear, scientists and researchers are working feverishly behind the scenes to find the next vaccines. And Australia is part of the search. 
  
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• Bill and Melinda Gates agree to divide their assets, but exactly who gets what is uncertain

  04-05-2021 04:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Bill and Melinda Gates are splitting up, and it is unclear how the foundation they built together, focusing on global health projects, will operate or who will get how much of their shared billions. 
  
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• Australian AstraZeneca manufacturer still committed to make 50 million vaccine doses

  09-04-2021 04:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian manufacturer of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine says it still plans to fill a federal government order of 50 million doses, despite health authorities recommending a different vaccine be preferred for those under 50 years of age.
  
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• Why big tech literally wants to read your mind

  10-03-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Tech companies are investing millions with the hope of creating a future where thought-controlled technology is everywhere. It offers hope to people with paralysis, but ethicists are worried where it could lead.
  
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• The thought-controlled technology that has big tech excited

  10-03-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Tech companies are investing millions with the hope of creating a future where thought-controlled technology is everywhere. It offers hope to people with paralysis, but ethicists are worried where it could lead.
  
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• The thought-controlled tech that has Facebook and Elon Musk excited, and ethicists worried

  10-03-2021 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Tech companies are investing millions with the hope of creating a future where thought-controlled technology is everywhere. It offers hope to people with paralysis, but ethicists are worried where it could lead.
  
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• Scientist extracts dried coronavirus samples from bank notes

  11-10-2020 21:16 via abc.net.au
  
  CSIRO researchers have found the virus can survive for up to 28 days on common surfaces.
  
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• You may never have heard of him, but Andrew Barkla was Australia's highest-paid CEO in 2019

  06-08-2020 20:53 via abc.net.au
  
  With a pay cheque of almost $38 million, IDP Education's Andrew Barkla earned about 420 times the average full-time wage.
  
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• First Australian-made COVID swabs a promising sign for local manufacturers

  01-08-2020 22:31 via abc.net.au
  
  They are a crucial frontline tool in the fight against coronavirus and now one Sydney company has become the first to sell locally-made medical swabs.
  
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• First Aussie-made COVID swabs reveals manufacturing pivot

  01-08-2020 22:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A tiny company has become the first to sell Australian-made swabs for COVID-19 testing in a promising sign for local manufacturers.
  
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• A promising coronavirus vaccine and a $200 million profit. Now for the bad news

  27-07-2020 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Imagine a biotech company is progressing well with its coronavirus vaccine, shares soar in value, company execs dump them and take a 600 per cent profit. Is it legal and what are the ramifications for research? David Taylor explains.
  
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• Tech stocks soar as the world stays indoors, but will it all come crashing down?

  14-07-2020 19:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Tech stocks in Australia and the US have not only recovered to pre-COVID highs, they have surpassed them. But some say the rally is reminiscent of the dot-com boom and bust.
  
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