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News of Black tea blocks herpes, and fermentable fibre helps asthma, by Ian Woolf.
Brains restored to the speed learning of childhood with a pill, by Ian Woolf,
Dr Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf discuss placebo mechanism and pain, and contraceptive news from 2009.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


Inhibition of herpes simplex virus infection by tannins and related compounds
Effect of black tea extract on herpes simplex virus-1 infection of cultured cells
Gut microbiota metabolism of dietary fiber influences allergic airway disease and hematopoiesis
High-fibre diet may protect against allergic asthma
The potential of HDAC inhibitors as cognitive enhancers.
HDAC inhibition modulates hippocampus-dependent long-term memory for object location in a CBP-dependent manner.
Valproate reopens critical-period learning of absolute pitch
NPR interview - Want Perfect Pitch? You Might Be Able To Pop A Pill For That

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Tiny turbines, and myco-diesel by Ian Woolf.
Professor Helen Swarbrick speaks with Ian Woolf about Orthokeratology for correcting short-sightedness without surgery or wearing lenses,
Copyright week and the Trans-Pacific-partnership agreement.
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Professor Helen Swarbrick
Research in Orthokeratology (ROK) group at the University of New South Wales
Orthokeratology Society of Oceania

Technology uses micro-windmills to recharge cell phones

MSU-led team finds new type of fuel in Patagonia fungus
Sandia researchers tailoring fungi-based biofuels to meet the needs of current, advanced combustion engines
Genomic Analysis of the Hydrocarbon-Producing, Cellulolytic, Endophytic Fungus Ascocoryne sarcoides
The production of myco-diesel hydrocarbons and their derivatives by the endophytic fungus Gliocladium roseum (NRRL 50072).
Volatile organic compound production by organisms in the genus Ascocoryne and a re-evaluation of myco-diesel production by NRRL 50072.
Modulation of volatile organic compound formation in the Mycodiesel-producing endophyte Hypoxylon sp. CI-4.
Rainforest fungus makes diesel

Copyright Week: Taking Copyright Back
Copyright week
DFAT defends TPP secrecy
Copyright Week: Why Hollywood And The USTR Hate Transparency
Copyright Week: Our Lost Culture: What We Lose From Having Killed The Public Domain

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Genetically engineering green glowing eggs to reduce cruelty to chicks,
Trial of Ritalin and nutrients to treat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Ian Woolf.
Associate Professor Shauna Murray and Gurjeet Singh Kohli explain how to track the microalgae that cause Ciguatera,
John August gives his views on Intellectual property, and the TPP.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf





UTS C3: Sustainable Aquaculture group
Explainer: what is ciguatera fish poisoning?
The Synergy Trial: Methylphenidate Plus a CFS-Specific Nutrient Formula as a Treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Stanford Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Initiative
K-Pax: The Synergy Trial
The Synergy Trial
Would you prefer to eat genetically modified eggs, or see day-old chicks destroyed?

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Placebos for sleep, exercise and vision by Ian Woolf,
Dr Olivier Laczka speaks with Ian Woolf about designing biosensors for marine pathogens, Indigo V open source science, and detecting HIV.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Olivier Laczka

You Can Get Placebo Sleep
Placebo Sleep Affects Cognitive Functioning
Mind-set matters:
Exercise and the placebo effect
Believing is seeing: using mindlessness (mindfully) to improve visual acuity

Indigo V Citizen Science