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The next pharmaceutical revolution could be 3D bioprinted

  • Written by: Aurelien Forget, Associate Lecturer in Macromolecular Chemistry, Queensland University of Technology
image3D bioprinted channel, representing a blood vessel within a hydrogel that mimics human tissue.Forget, Heiny, Derme, Mitterberge

Body organs such as kidneys, livers and hearts are incredibly complex tissues. Each is made up of many different cell types, plus other components that give the organs their structure and allow them to function as we need...

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UN condemnation and a sports boycott: Australia again called on to end offshore detention

  • Written by: Amy Maguire, Senior Lecturer in International Law and Human Rights, University of Newcastle
imageEPA/Nyunt Win

On ABC TV’s The Drum on Monday, author Antony Loewenstein called for a sports boycott of Australia. Loewenstein’s argument was that such a move from other countries could force a change in approach to the offshore detention of asylum seekers who travel to Australia by boat.

Sports boycotts have had a colourful history in...

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New Zealand steamrolls Australia on the pharmaceutical paddock too

  • Written by: Michael West, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney

It’s a good thing for the baby boomers that young people have been locked out of the property market. If Gen X and Gen Y were allowed to fritter away their earnings on mortgage repayments, selfishly amassing their own wealth, they would have less money to subsidise pharmaceuticals for the baby boomers as they hit the outer years.

The...

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Explainer: what's actually in our blood?

  • Written by: Denese Marks, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Sydney
imageOur blood has more functions than we probably realise - all vital for life. from www.shutterstock.com.au

This week we’re running a series in collaboration with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service looking at blood: what it actually does, why we need it, and what happens when something goes wrong with the fluid that gives us life. Read other...

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  3. To build better batteries, you need to catch them in the act
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  6. A maverick on fabric: the strange, unconventional art of Jenny Watson
  7. Plant hormone boost for New Zealand's critically endangered night parrot
  8. UNHCR accuses government of breaching undertaking over refugee cases
  9. Rising carbon dioxide is making the world's plants more water-wise
  10. FactCheck Q A: the facts on birth rates for Muslim couples and non-Muslim couples in Australia
  11. Australia’s new marine parks plan is a case of the Emperor's new clothes
  12. Three visual illusions that reveal the hidden workings of the brain
  13. Domestic violence and Australian churches: why the current data have limitations
  14. Why apartment dwellers need indoor plants
  15. Knives are sharpening on the new home affairs office
  16. Women now have clearer statistics on whether IVF is likely to work
  17. Essays on blood: why do we actually have it?
  18. Hugs, drugs and choices: helping traumatised animals
  19. Artificial intelligence holds great potential for both students and teachers – but only if used wisely
  20. How not to agree to clean public toilets when you accept any online terms and conditions
  21. Lessons Australia could learn from other countries to strengthen peace and stability
  22. How can our cities match Europe's for finding value in their creative vibe?
  23. The economics of the money-back guarantee
  24. Politics of landscape: the 2017 Wynne Prize finalists
  25. Abbott scores big win on party reform as Coalition continues to trail in Newspoll
  26. Peter Dutton's postal plebiscite 'fraught with conflict': Warren Entsch
  27. Shorten and Turnbull to talk on four-year terms
  28. Victoria may soon have assisted dying laws for terminally ill patients
  29. Weekly Quiz: in which year was the Battle of Dunkirk?
  30. As the Australian cricketers' industrial dispute drags on, here's what we've learnt
  31. Both franchisees and franchisors benefit from company-owned stores
  32. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the home affairs department
  33. How our immune system causes heart disease
  34. The Archibald finalists – and why Tony Albert deserves to win
  35. Spyware merchants: the risks of outsourcing government hacking
  36. Athlete health and fair play: Kristen Worley case puts women’s sport policy in the dock
  37. Friday essay: from the Great Wave to Starry Night, how a blue pigment changed the world
  38. Explainer: how scientists invent new colours
  39. Plonk: a language lover's guide to Australian drinking
  40. Social mix in housing? One size doesn't fit all, as new projects show
  41. Vital Signs: the RBA's still longing for Goldilocks growth
  42. When to send a child to school causes anxiety and confusion for parents
  43. New complementary medicine health claims lack evidence, so why are they even on the table?
  44. In banning plastic bags we need to make sure we're not creating new problems
  45. How 'nudge theory' can help shops avoid a backlash over plastic bag bans
  46. The ACCC threatens to take Telstra and other ISPs to court over misleading NBN speeds
  47. Grattan on Friday: Abbott shapes up in Liberals' fight over their 'internals'
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