Self poisoning in 1984: a prediction that didn't come true.

Self poisoning in 1984: a prediction that didn't come true.

Livestock library: a dream come true

The Livestock Library (http://www.livestocklibrary.com.au/) was the dream of the Australian Sheep Industry Cooperative Research Centre and the Cooperative Research Centre for Beef Genetic Technologies. Their dream was to develop a free to use website that provided access to information of value to all participants in Australia‘s livestock industries – producers, students, extension officers, re...

Miocene DNA sequences - a dream come true?

The advent of the polyrnerase chain reaction (PCR) is transforming many aspects of molecular biology. An example of this is the field of ‘molecular archaeology’ the retrieval of DNA sequences from ancient tissues which owes its very existence to this technique [ 11. The ability of the PCR to amplify a few intact DNA molecules that are extracted from old tissues has for the first time ‘made it p...

Making Doug’s Dream Come True:

Collaboratories consisting of systems of information tools are increasingly important as mediators of joint work in distributed groups. These systems should be constructed in a testbed development process. Such a process is far from trivial, and must be continuously improved. To aid in this improvement process, a tool context model is presented, in which the information system, work, design, an...

World Trauma Congress: when dreams come true

Trauma is a major public health problem worldwide. More than 5 million people die every year as a consequence of traumatic injuries. This disease does not distinguish between developed or underdeveloped countries; it is a major challenge to modern societies. In many instances, injuries occur due to their responsible actions such as drug abuse, drinking and driving, etc. Interpersonal violence, ...