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ScienceWise May/June 2006
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Changing our thinking on Alzheimer’s
Jonathan Stone is leading the push to have Alzheimer’s seen as a vascular issue.

Why parrots see red
Studying the Eclectus parrot in the lofty tree tops of tropical forests is no easy feat.

Secrets of the strongroom
ANU holds some of the world’s most important tetrapod fossils from Gondwana.

From purple soup to clear blue seas
Using biomarkers to understand the chemistry (and colour) of our planet’s primeval oceans.

Reading the Sun in the Moon
Researchers at RSES are learning more about the Sun by analysing samples of Moon dust from the Apollo mission.

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