In parallel to the Would you like some gene tech with that? event was a Tweet-fest elaborating on and taking tangents different to what was happening in the Science Exchange.
Three GM crops, three days, a thousand opinions, some overworked vocal cords and four sore feet. The votes are in.
Adelaide University will be home to a $31 million biotechnology Centre of Excellence that will research ways to use plant cell walls for renewable energies.
Inspiring the next generation of scientists is the focus of an innovative education initiative – a science sub school located at the University of Melbourne, with $7million in funding from the Victorian Government.
Our natural biases mean we select information to support what we believe and ignore evidence to the contrary. But does a natural bias extend to thinking science is pointless?
ASME Nanotechnology Institute has begun releasing regular podcasts and videos on nanotech research and applications
From Scientific American: One for teachers, students and anyone trying to get their head around the science and associated issues of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
CSIRO and the Australian Stem Cell Centre are holding a free public lecture on stem cell research.
It is US-based, but this article presents a quick, simple, safe, and inexpensive method for teaching microfluidics (eg, lab-on-a-chip stuff) to younger students and the general public.
[ 31 August 2010 to 2 September 2010. ] TechNyou will be in the Wine, food and leisure expo. Our booth will focus on sustainable food production and the science of yummy stuff
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