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MARCH 2009
FEATURES
Overeating As We Age
The fine balance between inducing and suppressing food intake becomes skewed during ageing, making weight control harder and contributing to the development of adult-onset obesity.
Megafaunal Dwarf-Tossing
New evidence refutes the long-held view that the Australian koala is a dwarf descendent of a prehistoric giant, but the results beg the question: where did the modern form come from?
The Platypus Inheritance
Sequencing of the platypus genome has brought new insights into mammalian evolution, but Australian scientists are concerned that funding for research into this unique animal may dry up.
A Sweet Solution to the Bitter War on Cancer
Chemotherapy may become obsolete if a unique sugar called sialic acid proves the key to stopping cancer in its tracks.
Bioethics Under Obama
Barack Obama has promised to end his predecessor’s “war on science”, but what bioethics issues will he have to face?
Look into My Eyes
Computers that recognise emotions may be able to ramp up the action in video games and help people with dementia to communicate with their carers.
Next-Gen Biofuels
Second-generation biofuels can benefit climate change without reducing food production.
A Cure for Shyness
Social anxiety is one of the most common, costly and unrecognised mental illnesses. New research now indicates that a simple antibiotic may revolutionise its treatment.
New Window on Southern Skies
SkyMapper, an all-Australian designed and built telescope, will capture more than a billion stars and galaxies that are up to a million times fainter than is visible to the unaided eye.
conSCIENCE
Teaching Scientists the Value of Virtue
Science students must be taught to act with integrity when faced with fraudulent research, as well as how to deal with the pressures applied to whistleblowers.
BROWSE
Malaysian Tool Discovery Rewrites Human Prehistory
Cloud Seeding Works – In Tasmania
Locust Swarm Over Serotonin
Beauty is Skin Deep for Stem Cell Researchers
Demand for Frog Legs Threatens Species
SIDS Linked to Low Blood Pressure in Premature Babies
Bacteria Uncovered from the Depths
Volcanic Birth for Earth
Ice Age Clues to Future Warming
Smooth Seas – And Sea Floors
Suicide Protein and Its Counterpart Identified
Australia’s Camel Catastrophe
Bushfire Research Blowing in the Wind Tunnel
Particles Pose Bushfire Threat
Science Open for Debate
Progress and Decline in School Achievement
REGULAR COLUMNS
Editorial
Australasian Sky
January Star Chart
Out Of This World
reminiSCIENCE
Publish or Perish
Naked Skeptic
Cool Careers
Beamline