Biotechnology and Food Engineering (BFE) Chemical Engineering, Monash University

Finding could advance sequencing studies of ancient animals.(author unknown)

The discovery of a genetically different population of Tasmanian devils has raised hopes for the survival of the iconic Australian mammal threatened by a deadly cancer.(author unknown)

Approval of the Amflora potato could signal a fresh approach to genetically modified organisms.(author unknown)

Approval of the Amflora potato could signal a fresh approach to genetically modified organisms.(author unknown)

South Korea is trialling a new way to turn public transport green by using a technology popular in electric toothbrushes and razors to power buses and cars.(author unknown)

ASK AN EXPERT: We hear so often about extinction, however is there new life being formed such as mammals, or higher order animals?(author unknown)

The Union of Concerned Scientists says the Obama administration is 'moving too slowly' to remove political interference from science

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DNA has been extracted for the first time from the fossilised eggshells of birds such as emu and moa, providing a purer source of ancient DNA than bone, say scientists.(author unknown)

DNA from a 19,000-year-old emu eggshell has been isolated – the first time such a feat has been pulled off

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Molecules that help jellyfish-like animals sense light suggest how similar compounds in the eyes of mammals could have evolved

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Forty years after the Apollo astronauts bounced across the moon, new studies are revealing water inside the samples they returned – and showing how close they may have come to water-coated soil(author unknown)10497050110655515566

Samples collected during Apollo missions suggest a wet interior, raising questions about lunar origins.(author unknown)

Royal Society sets out case for investment in research.(author unknown)

Spending plans aim to battle national deficit yet still invest in research.(author unknown)

We may finally have some answers to the hotly debated question of whether the brain processes lyrics and melody separately or as one

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Attack sparks memories of McCarthy witch-hunt.(author unknown)

The producers of the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove teamed up with government agents to investigate a California restaurant rumoured to be selling whale meat

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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: extermination in paradise, the "midwife molecule" that could have assembled Earth's first life, and why chameleons can eat breakfast

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The ice at the planet's north pole may be moving on a bed of salty sludge, which one day could be handy for fuel

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When people make a decision, their pupils dilate – a cue that could betray intentions, or even converse with people with locked-in syndrome

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