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'[Australian film has the] ability to tell our stories through image and sound, infused with cultural nuances, has a powerful impact on how Australians see themselves, how they see others and how others see Australians.
Feature films lead this charge.'
Patterns of screen media consumership were analysed over a five year period revealing motivation for and changing manner of consumption.
http://apo.org.au/research/staying-power-enduring-footprint-australian-film
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At the beginning of the 20th century, around one in three children in countries such as Australia and the United States died of infection before the age of five.
'But since Howard Florey first described the power of penicillin in 1947 and antibiotics became widely available, we have come to expect that life-threatening bacterial infection can be easily managed.
Early antibiotic therapy still means the difference between life and death for a previously healthy young person with a severe blood infection.
However, we have long known that bacteria can quickly adapt to overcome the antibiotics that used to kill them. These antibiotic-resistant bacteria are often referred to as “superbugs”.
We need to think of the human (and animal) gut microflora as an inter-connected global ecosystem, and ask ourselves if we are managing it well. If we remain heedless of this risk, we may pass a tipping point beyond which this vital ecosystem, the gut microflora, cannot recover.' Delete the scoop?
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A discovery in an Adelaide laboratory could lead to new ways to prevent the spread of legionnaires disease. A microbiologist at Flinders University has discovered legionella bacteria can survive on its own without a host organism. Delete the scoop?
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