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Key decisions of the Nomenclature Section of the XVIII IBC
Written by Nicholas Turland
The Nomenclature Section met for five days, 18–22 July 2011, to discuss proposals to amend the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. The more significant changes to the Code are outlined below and will be put to Congress for ratification on Saturday. [Read more…] about Decisions of the Congress on nomenclature
Climate change is already changing the environment of the established “terroirs” of Australian wines, such as the Coonawarra and the Barossa Valley, says Prof Snow Barlow of the University of Melbourne.
But it won’t be the end of winemaking as we know it. Our wines will just evolve. [Read more…] about The vines they are a-changin’
Issued by CSIRO Ref 11/78
Relocating species threatened by climate change is a radical and hotly debated strategy for maintaining biodiversity. In a paper published today in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers from CSIRO, University of Queensland and United States Geological Survey present a pragmatic decision framework for determining when, if ever, to move species in the face of climate change. [Read more…] about Species affected by climate change: to shift or not to shift?
In 1539 the Church of England recognised Latin was a barrier to understanding, and published the Great Bible in English. The Roman Catholic Church authorised usage of languages other than Latin in its services in the 1960s. now scientists—or at least botanists—are catching up. [Read more…] about Science and religion agree – again…
This week we’re at the 3rd World Congress of Asian Psychiatry.
Visit the Congress media pages here: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/wcap
And the Congress pages at http://www2.kenes.com/wcap/Pages/Home.aspx
Nanotechnologies are changing our world, soon they’ll be transforming our bodies.
Free public forum, Oceans Bar, Crown Plaza Hotel, Coogee
This Thursday 14 July 2011 from 6 pm. [Read more…] about Humanity + – a free public forum on nanotechnologies and their implications
The work should lead to a better understanding of autoimmune conditions, such as diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, she says, and may even provide new ways to target treatments. [Read more…] about Multi-layered armour protects body against immune failure
A new technology to stop falls before they happen could helping the elderly stay in their own homes longer
Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have developed a simple way of predicting the likelihood of an elderly person falling in the near future, allowing action to reduce the chances of it happening. [Read more…] about You’re going to fall over soon
What sawfish really do with their saw
Scientists thought that sawfish used their saw to probe the sea bottom for food. But a Cairns researcher has found that these large (5 metres or more) and endangered fish actually use the saw to locate and dismember free-swimming fish – using a sixth sense that detects electric fields. She’s in Melbourne this week as a winner of Fresh Science. [Read more…] about Samurai of the sea
Written by and posted on behalf of Tony Hill, IPv6Now.
Yesterday the world trialled the ‘new Internet’, the new address system that will open up the future of the Internet allowing you to have an address for every device in the home – your phone, TV, baby monitor, computer, and, with smart labels, even your wine bottles. But will it also break your Internet connection? [Read more…] about Did the internet break yesterday