Wanderings in Wild Australia

Wild Dogma II: The Role And Implications Of Wild Dogma For Wild Dog Management In Australia

The studies of Allen (2011) and Allen et al. (2011) recently examined the methodology underpinning claims that dingoes provide net benefits to biodiversity by suppressing foxes and cats. They found most studies to have design flaws and/or observational methods that preclude valid interpretations from the data, describing most of the current literature as ‘wild dogma’. In this short supplement, ...

The laboratory containment of wild poliovirus in Australia.

Because circulation of wild poliovirus in the region has been interrupted, the only known sources of wild poliovirus remaining are within the region’s laboratories. These laboratories may store specimens from known poliomyelitis cases or store other materials that are potentially infected with wild poliovirus (Box 1). Therefore, the task of poliomyelitis eradication will not be complete until a...

Importation of wild poliovirus into Australia, July 2007.

Wanderings with Lady M.: a happy threesome.

I met Horst at the University of Münster, Germany, in July 1972. While I was at the university, one of my goals was to find a husband. I wanted my husband to be Catholic, so I decided to join a bible study group, where I thought I would find many suitable “candidates.” Unfortunately though, I was wrong. There were only two Catholics. One of them was definitely not an option, and then there was ...

Wanderings of the mind and signs of consciousness

Detecting residual consciousness in patients that are severely brain-damaged represents a major challenge from a medical and ethical point of view. It is also a difficult task given the risk of misdiagnosis which is a constant threat to medical professionals. In collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Coma Science Group of the University of Liege and University Hospita...