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| Issue 33

Infectious cancers: the DNA story

What makes a cell turn cancerous – and how does a cancer become infectious? In the second of two articles on transmissible cancers, Elizabeth Murchison explains what the genetic details tell us.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health
                   

| Issue 33

Tara: an ocean odyssey

After four years travelling around the globe, the schooner Tara has returned with a world’s worth of scientific results.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology
         

| Issue 32

Investigating blood types

In this experiment, simple liquids that mimic blood are used to demonstrate blood typing.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
           

| Issue 32

Out of the darkness: tweeting from space

The Rosetta mission’s comet landing leads to amazing and unexpected destinations in the field of science communication.

Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Profiles
         

| Issue 32

Colour to dye for

The basic chemistry of hair dyes has changed little over the past century, but what do we know about the risks of colouring our hair, and why do we do it?

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Chemistry, Science and society
             

| Issue 32

Infectious cancers

Is it possible to pass cancer from one individual to another? For some animals, it is – and, sadly, a unique Tasmanian species is facing possible extinction as a result.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health