AQ: Australian Quarterly

ARTICLE BY: ASSOC PROF STEVE CLARKE One problem with these sorts of criticisms is that it is often hard to pin down exactly what their scope is. Take the charge of ‘playing God’. It sounds like a very bad idea for humans to ‘play God’, but the charge

ARTICLE BY: PROF DEREK ABBOTT On the other hand, 15,000 GW is a relatively small number as it is 5000 times less than the average solar power hitting the planet’s surface. And remarkably, it is six times less than the solar power utilised by all plan

Where to now for Australian Medical Research… ARTICLE BY: DR ANDREA DOUGLAS For each of these vaccines and medicines on the market then, now and in the future, we have to thank translational research: the expensive and time consuming process of takin

Generously sponsored by CSL, the Florey Medal is one of Australia’s most prestigious science awards, recognising the life’s work of some of Australia’s most remarkable scientists. In 2014 AIPS and CSL created the Young Florey Medal. This honour provi

ARTICLE BY: PROF PERRY BARTLETT Statistically, 1 in 3 girls born in 2011 can expect to live to 100.1 This probable longevity focuses our attention more and more on how we will be able to maintain a good quality of life in the latter 25-30 years of th

ARTICLE BY: Dr Sherry Ko thari Moreover, many people will not only live much longer, but many will do so with a reduced quality of life. It is against this bleak backdrop that regenerative medicine - repair or regeneration of diseased or damaged tiss