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How will Delta evolve? Here’s what the theory tells us

  Image: ShutterstockThe COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic demonstration of evolution in action. Evolutionary theory explains much of what has already happened, predicts what...

Can ‘viral shedding’ after the COVID vaccine infect others? That’s a big ‘no’

  Image: ShuttlestockFears of “viral shedding” and other concerns after the COVID vaccine has led some businesses to ban vaccinated customers from the premises,...

We found more than 54,000 viruses in people’s poo — and 92% were previously unknown to science

 Image: ShuttlestockResearch published yesterday in Nature Microbiology has identified 54,118 species of virus living in the human gut — 92% of which were previously unknown.But...

From ‘arse-ropes’ to ‘flying venom’, a history of how we have come to talk about viruses and medicine

Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Symptom, virus, epidemic, quarantine.We’ve become used to these terms in 2020. But the “COVID-19 vocabulary” might have been very different had it not...

‘Deeply worrying’: 92% of Australians don’t know the difference between viral and bacterial infections

Melanie Foster/AAP Image We are four months into a global virus outbreak, and public health awareness could well be at an all-time high. Which is...

Coronavirus is a wake-up call: our war with the environment is leading to pandemics

Picture: AAP Image/Joel Carrett The COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the world is a crisis of our own making.That’s the message from infectious disease and environmental...

State-by-state: how Australia’s new coronavirus rules will affect you

Image: Shuttlestock A suite of new measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 have been announced by federal and state governments in...

Why are older people more at risk of coronavirus?

Image: Shuttlestock As we learn more about COVID-19, it’s increasingly clear that your risk of severe illness and death increases with age.Children under nine years...

Viruses aren’t all nasty – some can actually protect our health

Bacteriophages are viruses that attack and infect bacteria. From shutterstock.com Viruses are mostly known for their aggressive and infectious nature.It’s true, most viruses have...

There’s a gap between what people expect when they report cybercrime, and what police can deliver

When victims report a cybercrime they expect someone brought to justice, but that’s not always possible. Flickr/Blogtrepreneur, Two thirds of victims of cybercrime were not...
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Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972. Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry.Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.