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Research briefs

Inverted chromatin, not carrots, the key to night vision Nocturnal mammals such as mice, cats, deer and lemurs remodel the DNA within their eyes to turn photoreceptor cells into light-collecting lenses, according to an article by scientists from Ludwig-Maximilians University ...

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Seeding clouds

Why cloud computing is the future of technology for the higher education sector. By Beverley Head. Forests have been felled analysing the federal government’s April announcement that it would work with private enterprise to create a company that will invest ...

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Last word

Gloom boom for the brain06, the social networking service Twitter has grown to the point where it is the most used behind the well-established MySpace and Facebook. It differs from these in its immediacy – input is essentially a short ...

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It’s bigger than just libraries

The next generation of professional librarians are enrolled in information management degrees. They need to be given the explosion in digital information, reports Jeremy Gilling. The information revolution has transformed the world of libraries. Books are still borrowed, though in ...

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Jockeying for equity

It would be naive to think that challenging the new equity policy environment, and jockeying for position within it, are just political moves. They are also about what equity is and how it can be addressed, says Trevor Gale. In ...

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Decisive strategy-making succeeds

What are the lessons for providers from the controversial government tender for employment services? The federal government faced a public relations backlash following the recent announcement that respected church-based organisations such as the Wesley Mission had lost their contracts to ...

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VET briefs

VET graduate outcomes at the click of a button Information on employment outcomes for VET graduates can now be accessed in an interactive online resource. SOS Online, developed by the NCVER, can assist career counsellors and parents in helping young people ...

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