#‎FutureThinkers‬

April 21, 2016 No Comments

Future Science Leaders, we need to talk.

Australia is at a critical moment. We need to make some urgent decisions about the future of our nation.

How will our society look in the year 2050? How will technology change the way we interact? What will drive economic growth? What will the jobs of the future be like? How could we power the future? How can we care for an ageing population?

We are thrilled to launch Monash Future Thinkers: Australia in 2050, our inaugural event to be held on May 7th designed to foster the interdisciplinary conversation we need to have about our future.

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Antarctic Fungi survives Martian simulation

April 12, 2016 No Comments

After 18 months aboard the International Space Station a species of Fungi from Antarctica has survived Martian like conditions relatively intact.

At least 60% of the cryptoendolithic cells managed to survive the simulation and continued to exhibit stable DNA.

The fungi were kept in an environment of 95% CO2, 1.6% argon, 0.15% oxygen and 2.7% nitrogen at a pressure of 1,000 pascals. Samples were also exposed to harsh ultra violet radiation as they would be on the surface of Mars.

The simulation will help to provide answers on what biological life on Mars might look like and where it could be hiding.

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Number 3 unraveled at last!

April 12, 2016 No Comments

Did you know that any integer with digits that add up to a number divisible by 3 is itself divisible by 3.

Give it a try, type any mess of numbers and tack on the last number to make the digits sum to a number divisible by 3.

For example:

42189012

4+2+1+8+9+0+1+2 = 27 (divisible by 3).

42189012 / 3 = 14 063 004 An integer!

How does this work?

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Time lapse videos for your viewing pleasure.

September 8, 2015 No Comments

Need a guilt free study break?? Feast your scientist eyes on these remarkable time lapse videos brought to you by Patel Lab.

Below is a video recording the development of frog eggs but other videos on the site include those documentingDrosophila development (genetics students will be familar with this model organism) as well as the water basedParhyale.

Published by Nipam H. Patel

Enjoy!