Missed tonight’s show? Plug into the podcast here:https://eastsidefm.org/boilingpoint/# Luke McPhan began part one in his two-part special on the leaps and bounds in genetic engineering – with CRISPR and human clinical trials set to begin in China: https://www.nature.com/…/chinese-scientists-to-pioneer-first… … Danny Bartos took gaseous carbon dioxide and converted it into fuel: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas…/2016/…/160825113217.htm And Chantelle Doyle brought […]
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Boiling Point Tues 23rd August 2016
Drum Roll…..Boiling Point is back on the airwaves. Tonight Luke explored early evidence supporting the long held belief major depressive orders are hereditary, with researchers finding 15 associated loci https://www.technologyreview.com/…/23andme-pulls-off-massiv… … And Danny gave us 12 months to plan observation of the 2017 total solar eclipse- best visible from the USA! (Or live streamed) https://www.sciencenews.org/…/astronomers-prepare-2017-sola… […]
Tuesday 12th Digivol and Reverse batting
Fan of cricket? Do you bat reverse stance? If so you are 7.1 times more likely to become a professional! Find out more here Plus would you like to contribute to science, but a bit short on time? Maybe becoming a Digivol is for you! As a Digivol you can contribute to science from your […]
Eastern Quolls are back-baby
HOORAY- ridiculously cute (shhh..don’t tell them they think they’re ferocious) predators are back on the mainland. March saw the introduction of a new population of Eastern Quolls in the Mulligans Flat–Goorooyarroo Woodland Experiment. This is part of a series of rewilding projects or threatened species reintroductions occurring within NSW and Australia wide, some being led […]