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Isolation, collapsing lungs and spitting bans: three ways we used to treat TB, and still might

  • Written by: Rebecca Le Get, PhD Candidate, La Trobe University
imagePeople with tuberculosis were confined in specialised hospitals called sanatoria. Interior of open air ward for tuberculosis patients 1918./ US. National Library of Medicine

Tuberculosis (TB) has been responsible for more deaths than any other infectious disease in human history. It is one of the world’s top ten causes of death today.

It is...

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Bacterial baggage: how humans are spreading germs all over the globe

  • Written by: Michael Gillings, Professor of Molecular Evolution, Macquarie University
imageBacteria cultured from a sample of air in a public building.Khamkhlai Thanet/Shutterstock.com

Humans are transporting trillions of bacteria around the world via tourism, food and shipping, without stopping to think about the potential damage being caused to bacterial ecosystems.

When we think about endangered species, we typically think of...

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Face ID and iOS 11: a few lingering security questions about the new iPhone X

  • Written by: Wencheng Yang, Post Doctoral Researcher, Security Research Institute, Edith Cowan University
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Apple recently unveiled its latest generation of smartphone, the iPhone X, but does it also come with a whole new generation of security?

Its new mobile operating system, iOS 11, and a biometric recognition system called Face ID, were promoted at the same time.


Read More:So you bought the new iPhone? Here are your rights if it breaks


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