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A genetic study published in Science magazine has used DNA testing to determine that the modern domestic cat had ancestors in the middle east.
It is thought that early farming communities were responsible for domesticating the cat, some 100,000 years ago.
A study published recently in Science magazine has reignited hope that in the future, a cure for the HIV virus could be developed.
In the study, researchers developed an enzyme which was able to attack the virus and remove it from infected cells.
The scientists warned that while the breakthrough is significant, a viable treatment for humans is still a long way away.
Research breakthrough may lead to HIV cure: study - ABC News
Researchers in Queensland are working hard to produce the perfect mango.
As well as great-tasting fruit, the The Mango Genomics Initiative wants to develop mango plants that produce more fruit on a regular basis, from a smaller plant.
Swansea, on Tasmania’s east coast, has opened a new jetty made of recycled plastic.
Shifting sand was causing problems with the old jetty, which was hurting the local economy.
90,000 plastic milk containers, as well as other recycled materials, went into the new jetty.
Murdoch University in Perth is setting an Australian first by establishing a research centre for alternative fuels.
With the rising cost of oil and the problems caused by greenhouse gases, it is hoped the Centre for Research into Energy for Sustainable Transport will help find and develop sustainable, environmentally-friendly alternatives for Australia and the world.
Perth university establishes alternative fuel research centre - ABC News
A whale caught by Alaska’s Inupiat people in a traditional hunt has been found to have pieces of a 19th century harpoon lodged in its head.
The fragments of a “bomb lance”, manufactured in the 1880’s, show that the bullhead whale could be up to 130 years old.
The Inupiat people, who are legally allowed to hunt a fixed number of whales per year using traditional methods, have long believed that bullhead whales live the equivalent of two human lifetimes.
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