Viruses, ET and the octopus from space: the return of panspermia
A major paper revives the oft-mocked theory that life on Earth began in a rain of cosmic microbes. Stephen Fleischfresser reports.
Coral researchers test gene-editing
An international team has succeeded in using CRISP to investigate the functions of crucial genes for a common reef species. Elizabeth Finkel reports.
Accelerating coral evolution
In this issue: Accelerating coral evolution – Hacking human performance – Resurrecting the thylacine – Gallery: fractals in nature – The entangled web: staging the second quantum revolution – Synthetic life
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Sydney teams with Silicon Valley to boost quantum computing R&D
University-linked start-up gets the nod from IBM. Andrew Masterson reports.
Against the odds, cicada teens meet and mate
Analysis finds gene flow between species, even though they only meet every 200 years. Tanya Loos reports.
This week in science history: The man who found the cause of the great influenza epidemic is born
An Australian vet made some of the world’s most important discoveries in animal and human disease. Jeff Glorfeld reports.
Coral researchers test gene-editing
An international team has succeeded in using CRISP to investigate the functions of crucial genes for a common reef species. Elizabeth Finkel reports.
