Recently researchers at the University of Western Australia led by Parwinder Kaur (Parwinder car), have mapped the genome of the Broad-Toothed Rat, a native Australian mammal that has recently been put on the near-threatened species list.

4ZZZ reporter Samuel O'Brien talks to DNA Zoo Australia Director Associate Professor Parwinder Kaur from UWA’s School of Agriculture and Environment about the unique Australian mammal and the advancements made in DNA mapping over the past twenty years. 

Have you ever thought about whether a virus is an animal, plant or something else?  How often do new viruses get discovered?  What are the main virus families? 

We had a chat with Dr Ian Mackay a virologist affiliated with UQ’s Child Health Research Centre at the School of Medicine about all things virus.

To learn more... here's Dr Ian Mackay's blog where he breaks down virus-related science for you

Due to coronavirus, grocery stores have been inundated with demands on their supply chains. As such, various strengths and weaknesses of countries' readiness for a new pandemic have been exposed.

One flow-on consideration in the United States has caused them to re-evaluate their emergency reserve on medicine. How is Australia's medicine manufacturing and distribution structured?

We chatted with Elizabeth De Somer the CEO of Medicines Australia about all things pharmaceutical.

Did you know Australia has a space program? New technologies for a next-generation hybrid rocket for launching small satellites (as soon as 2022) are being developed right here in Queensland.

Gilmour Space Technologies is a private Australian rocket company that develops new capabilities for launching small satellites into Low Earth Orbits.

By 2025, Queensland’s space industry will be recognised as a leading centre in Australasia for launch activities, ground systems, Earth observation, niche manufacturing, robotics and automation for space.

We all have heard of the T-Rex from North America, that classic predatory dinosaur often seen in the movies, however did you know we had our own huge carnivorous dinosaur right here in Queensland?

We chatted with Dr Anthony Romillo a palaeontologist from UQ about all things carnivorous dinosaur.

Coroners can now compel witnesses to deaths from before 2003 to testify in Coronial inquests. What will this mean?

Harlly Lewis Reports

Protesters were emotional at a National Day of Action for refugees outside a detention centre in Kangaroo Point yesterday.

They gathered in solidarity with 120 refugees and asylum seekers detained inside Kangaroo Point Central Hotel, who have been protesting their conditions from the hotel balcony for months.

Activists and detainees addressed the crowd through a PA system set up on Main Street.

4ZZZ reporter Joseph Humphreys shines a light on declining bird numbers in Brisbane.
 

Bella Schwarzenecker speaks with Dr. Michael Wagels, the deputy director of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Princess Alexandra Hospital, about the revolution of 3D printing within the medical field. 

Thanks to this technology, a Brisbane man, Brodie Ellis, has been able to regrow his own bone after a near-fatal accident that left him severely injured.
 

As the Federal Environmental minister conducts a review of Australia’s Environmental Protection Laws, experts are raising concerns about the link to human-related health risks. Alana Kennedy-Tucker has more.

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