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New "virtual Earth" modelling suggests we might have underestimated the impacts of an "extinction domino effect" where a single species extinction triggers a total ecosystem collapse.

7 years ago news.flinders.edu.au earth

Known as DNA shedders, some people naturally transfer more of their DNA when they make skin contact with objects

8 years ago news.flinders.edu.au

You can get STDs in your eyes. Ocular Syphilis is on the rise, with 38% of patients in one study suffering vision loss as a result.

8 years ago news.flinders.edu.au

A simple thin layer of phosphorus could enhance the efficiency of dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSC) while removing the need to use more expensive platinum

8 years ago news.flinders.edu.au

Dysphagia - impaired swallowing - increases the costs of a hospital stay by $12,000.

8 years ago news.flinders.edu.au

Paleontologists use CT scanner and 3d modelling to confirm 400-million-year-old fossil fish is the ancestor to all modern bony fish (Osteichthyes), and therefore humans.

8 years ago news.flinders.edu.au 3d

Until 2016 there were only 3 known native bee species in Fiji — more than 16 new species have since been discovered

8 years ago news.flinders.edu.au

A new study reveals those with compulsive hoarding disorder assign emotional attachments to possessions as a way of compensating for a lack of emotional warmth during early development

8 years ago news.flinders.edu.au

Early-life antibiotic use leads to dysfunctional vaccine immune response in mice, but restoring gut microbiota can repair normal antibody response.

8 years ago news.flinders.edu.au vaccine

Despite its growing popularity, acupuncture is ineffective in improving live birth rates in women undergoing IVF — a randomised clinical trial resulted in no significant difference over "sham" acupuncture.

8 years ago news.flinders.edu.au trial

Reusable polymer that absorbs oil but repells water

8 years ago news.flinders.edu.au

A new mercury-pollution-trapping polymer is made from waste cooking oil and sulfur, field testing now.

9 years ago news.flinders.edu.au