Four months ago a researcher claimed he had used the tool CRISPR to edit the genomes of twin girls. Now prominent researchers and ethicists are calling for a temporary halt to this sort of work.
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By investing in solar panels and going electric for your motoring and heating, you can directly offset your greenhouse emissions. And in the long run, the upfront costs will repay themselves.
On racist dog-whistling and on climate change, the "right" now finds itself on the wrong side of public opinion – so the acrimonious public debates on ideological lines may be coming to an end.
As the UK careens towards a disastrous "no-deal" Brexit, the only sensible option is to put another vote to the people, now the implications of leaving the EU are clearer.
With heatwaves, droughts and fires all on the rise, the federal government is urged to merge its separate strategies on disaster resilience and climate readiness.
Besarnya alokasi dana untuk penelitian itu penting. Tak kalah penting adalah bagaimana membelanjakan dana itu agar mendorong inovasi dan penelitian yang unggul.
To move towards a knowledge-based economy, Indonesia needs to invest its research funds strategically.
Ben Quilty is the next big thing in Australian art. Will he be allowed - and will he allow himself - to explore and find his true potential as an artist?
Australia is losing mammals faster than any other country, as well as plenty more plants and animals besides. Extinction is theft from future generations – it's time to treat it as such.
Tattooing tools made and used 2,700 years ago include two blades made on human bone.
Online therapies for mental health can be as effective as talking therapies. If we want to expand access to mental health care, it's important we embrace digital approaches.
Bill Shorten is committed to an Australian head of state, but it will likely take lost priority to constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians.
The proscription of terrorist groups are part of the process through which a country demonstrates its self-identity.
Australians aren't confident that the government can be trusted with their data, or that is has the right safeguards in place to protect it.
Population growth in Australia is a problem mainly because of the lack of a coherent national policy to manage it. The focus needs to be on maintaining quality of life through sustainable growth.
If Bill Shorten becomes the next prime minister, his government is likely to be more preoccupied with economic inequality than the Hawke or Keating Labor governments.
History has typically depicted Bennelong as a tragic figure lost between two worlds - but sailors' journals suggest he still held authority after his return from the UK.
The US is negotiating a peace agreement with the Taliban, so it can safely withdraw its troops. But how can peace last in Afghanistan if women aren't at the negotiating table?
Wander in the dark forest and you might spot the radioactive glow of the ghost fungus.
The bacteria that causes melioidosis usually lives 30cm underground in clay soil but is dredged to the surface during heavy rains and floods, and can enter the body through small breaks in the skin.
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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ARC DECRA Fellow, Australian National University
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Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Geneticist and Group Leader, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University
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Associate professor, Australian National University
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Demographer, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University
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Senior Fellow, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University
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Director, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Professor, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
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Fellow, Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University
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Lecturer, National Security College , Australian National University
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Professor of Law and Regulation, Australian National University
