JAN/FEB 2000

FEATURES

Nanotechnology: The technology of the 21st century
Bruce Cornell profiles Australian achievements in engineering at the atomic scale.

Genetic detectives: The role of the HOX11 gene in childhood leukaemia
In 1986, some cancer cells were taken from a 5-year-old Perth boy with leukaemia. He didn’t survive, but his cells have contributed to understanding how a normal cell turns cancerous. Ros Dilworth reports.

Time to confront genetic issues
Natasha Stott Despoja outlines the ethical issues that remain to be addressed as our genetic capabilities continue to expand.

Graziers dispute disease eradication orders
Stephen Luntz reports that attempts to eradicate a disease of sheep and cattle are being resisted by graziers facing ruin.

BIOSPHERE

Audit predicts grim salinity future
Stephen Luntz reports that Adelaide’s water supply may become unfit for drinking if radical farming measures are not taken to curb salinity.

Lying, cheating and sibling rivalry in the hive
Andy Barron reports that life in a bee hive is not the utopia imagined.

Bumblebees: Bedroom bullies!
Melissa Cox ponders the saucy sex lives of bees.

Healed by the tears of Ra (or Honey, I cured that wound)
Shona Blair has found that, when it comes to fighting infection, honey is liquid gold.

INSIGHT

Science awareness set for overhaul
Guy Nolch questions whether new initiatives proposed to bring science to the community will be supported by government.

The black hole in Australia’s media
Julian Cribb challenges the media to shape itself to the real needs of the times.

The thylacine project
Don Colgan and Mike Archer respond to criticisms of plans to clone the extinct Tasmanian tiger.

Small science: Big future
Annabel Wood’s account of her work in the field of nanotechnology is the winner of our science writing competition.

SERIAL

Journalism & Science: Tensions & Conflicts
In the first part of a new series, Rosslyn Reed discovers a power struggle taking place in the communication of science.

UPDATE

Medical glue discovered from "mystery" frog

Capturing more energy from the sun

Scientists descend upon Parliament

Capability figures questioned

Eagle eye in the sky

Cancer link to IVF downplayed

Sport is tough on the eyes

Walking into dinosaurs

When is work not work?

"Dope Bus" could be just around the corner

Solution to latex allergies

Funding for hepatitis study

Titanic inspires industrial cutting technology

Robotic butlers for sale, at a price

Being a small male can be a drag

Good value in banana research

Computing at atomic scale

Draining an ambition for many brains

BRIEFS

Technical expertise shortage

Flu scientists ranked 56

Heritage archives launched

Eureka Schools Prize awarded

Burying the dead

Like a rocket

Superbug linked to animal feed

Mine rescue technology in prison

Gamma ray busts targeted