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Sickly sweet or just right? How genes control your taste for sugar

  • Written by: Daniel Liang-Dar Hwang, Postdoctoral Researcher, The University of Queensland
Sickly sweet or just right? How genes control your taste for sugarGenes not only influence how sweet you think something is, but also how much sugary food you eat.from www.shutterstock.com

You might love sugary doughnuts, but your friends find them too sweet and only take small nibbles. That’s partly because your genes influence how you perceive sweetness and how much sugary food and drink you consume.

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The government and tech companies can't prevent 'fake news' during the election – only the public can

  • Written by: Michael Jensen, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra
The government and tech companies can't prevent 'fake news' during the election – only the public canClaims of 'fake news' and misinformation campaigns have already arisen in the federal election campaign, a problem the political parties and tech companies are ill-equipped to addressRitchie B. Tongo/EPA

We’re only days into the federal election campaign and already the first instances of “fake news” have surfaced online.

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Get set for take-off in electric aircraft, the next transport disruption

  • Written by: Jake Whitehead, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland

Move aside electric cars, another disruption set to occur in the next decade is being ignored in current Australian transport infrastructure debates: electric aviation. Electric aircraft technology is rapidly developing locally and overseas, with the aim of potentially reducing emissions and operating costs by over 75%. Other countries are already...

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