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Lynch syndrome explainer: a common cancer risk few have heard of

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageWhen the DNA repair tool is faulty or broken, cancer happens.from www.shutterstock.com.au

Lynch syndrome is a common, inherited condition that affects thousands of Australians and greatly increases the risk of developing cancer. Yet 95% of those who have it don’t know about it.

Lynch syndrome is the most prevalent inherited cancer syndrome...

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Construction workers safer when they ditch the manual: study

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

The literacy levels of construction workers are low relative to other industries, and yet prescriptions about how to work safely are often buried inside long and complicated documents.

Our research suggests workers may not even read these documents before they commence work. Also, no matter how complex they are, documents cannot cover all...

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Bacteria found to thrive better in space than on Earth

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageThis attractive specimen, collected from a doorknob in New York, loved being in space.Alex Alexiev/UC Davis, CC BY

Some species of bacteria have made themselves right at home in space, with one species, Bacillus safensis, found to thrive more in the microgravity of the International Space Station than here on Earth.

The study was a product of Project...

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