TechNyou (formerly Gene and NanoTechnology Information Service) provides balanced and factual information on emerging technologies to help the public make informed choices. We are funded by the Australian government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. We operate in partnership with the University of Melbourne.

We provide online resources, participate in outreach events, answer questions from the public and keep you up-to-date with the latest news in emerging technologies.

News & Blog

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Feeding the world in 2050

With plenty of food why do 1 billion people still go hungry or are malnourished? By 2050 we will have another 3 billion people. What is sustainable intensification and where does science fit into this picture?

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Multifunctional Nanoparticle Enables New Type of Biological Imaging

A new imaging technique may make it possible to spot a single cancerous cell that has broken free from a tumor.

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US investigators say DNA tests give bogus results

A US government investigator told members of Congress on Thursday that personalized DNA tests claiming to predict certain inheritable diseases are misleading and offer little or no useful information.

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Technique for arsenic-free water developed

A novel approach to arsenic removal could lead to a quick and inexpensive purification of drinking water in developing countries.

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Resources

fact sheet: Nanotechnology super science guide

Written by  science teachers Kate Anderson and Sally Parker and designed for use in the classroom, this 64-page guide will bring out the imagination, creativity and independent learning in your students.
It uses enquiry-based approaches and proven pedagogical methodology to maximise engagement and involvement of students in their learning. And it offers [...]

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fact sheet: Biofuels: can they power our future?

An overview of the key biofuels, their potential, and technical and social issues facing them.

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link: 2020 Science

Personal blog of Andrew Maynard, Chief Science Advisor to the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

link: AccessNano

Educational resource to introduce accessible and innovative nano science and technology to secondary classrooms – includes web-based teaching modules, experiments, activities, animations and more

 

Events

Heritage Toowoomba Agshow

[ 31 August 2010 to 2 September 2010. ] TechNyou will be in the Wine, food and leisure expo.  Our booth will focus on sustainable food production and the science of yummy stuff

http://www.agshow.com.au/

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Would you like gene tech with that?: Public forum

[ 18 August 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] National Science Week event.  Collaboration between TechNyou and Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics

Forum for scientists, experts and public to engage on the future of food production.  In the face of climate change, growing population, water and fertiliser scarcity, what are the acceptable ways for us to ensure a sustainable food supply into the future?

Venue: [...]

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CONSTAWA 2010

[ 25 June 2010 8:00 am to 27 June 2010 5:00 pm. ] WA Science Teacher confernce

Venue: Muresk Agricultural College, WA

TechNyou will have a trade display and run a professional development workshop

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CONASTA 2010

[ 4 July 2010 9:00 am to 7 July 2010 5:00 pm. ] TechNyou will have its trade display and be running a workshop at CONASTA

Venue: University of Technology, Sydney

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Questions?

ethical question: Should we clone a human?

A US fertility expert last week claimed to have implanted cloned embryos into women in an attempt to produce a cloned child, and apparently there is no shortage of volunteers. So why not allow human reproductive cloning?

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faq: Who is responsible for regulating Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and GM products in Australia?

In many instances people are unaware that Australia even has regulators checking this stuff. But we do and the main one involved in assessing the safety of GMOs are listed here.

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ethical question: Human enhancement: Are we going cyborg?

A conference on human enhancement suggests the ethics of human enhancement will be the single most important issue in science & society in this century. So what is human enhancement and why is it raising the ethical hackles of many, yet exciting others? What should be morally permissible and what should not?

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