[Link] Paleontology ‘a hotbed of unethical practices rooted in colonialism’, say scientists

Read: 3/3/2022 www.theguardian.com

The public image of palaeontologists as dusty, but rather affable academics, could be due an update.

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[Link] ANU scientists discover unusually high rate of gene mutation behind kidney disease on the NT's Tiwi Islands

Read: 23/12/2021 www.abc.net.au

But in one day, his whole life changed. Just two days after a check-up, Mr Henry received devastating news from his doctor – his kidneys were shutting down, fast.

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[Link] Sci-Hub: Researchers File Intervention Application To Fight ISP Blocking

Read: 22/11/2021 torrentfreak.com

Last December, academic publishers Elsevier, Wiley, and American Chemical Society filed a lawsuit demanding that Indian ISPs block access to Sci-Hub and Libgen for copyright infringement.

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[Link] Teenager shoots dead six people, wounds several at Russia's Perm university

Read: 20/9/2021 www.abc.net.au

The gunman, who was identified as a student at the university, was initially reported to have been killed in the aftermath but Russian authorities later said that was not the case and added he was being treated in hospital.

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[Link] China is far from alone in taking advantage of Australian universities’ self-inflicted wounds

Read: 14/7/2021 www.theguardian.com

Outside the political sphere, much of Australia’s China panic centres on university campuses. This is hardly surprising, given the deep connections of the Australian higher-­education sector to China.

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