The ongoing intellectual property ownership dispute over the CRISPR-Cas9 technology has recently been refuelled by the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020.
Many of us in Australia are exponents of do-it-yourself (DIY). But have you heard of the Open Insulin Project, the Four Thieves Vinegar...
The obligation to ‘spill the secret sauce’ and describe an invention in full detail when filing a patent application is fundamental to the ‘Quid...
The kids are home for the holidays and you want something interesting and educational for them to do – but no stinks or bangs please! Why not...
In the May 2012 grapevine column, Geoff Scollary summarised what was then known about the impact of bushfire smoke on grapes and wine. Since...
In late 1927, the Commonwealth of Australia placed an order with the Belgian Radium Society for 10 grams of the radioactive substance, at a cost...
There’s a movement for better posters at science conferences. But are they really better? And how does poster push relate to the ongoing campaign for open science?
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Emmanuelle Charpentier (Max Planck Unit for the...
Chemists have always been central in assisting their governments with many complex diplomatic matters. The interface between science and...
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