Merlin Crossley

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Try omitting the word 'strategic' from your vocabulary – you might find nothing really changes, writes Merlin Crossley.

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What do we need to do to get more young people interested in science, asks Merlin Crossley.

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A person-not-project approach to research funding should be given serious consideration, writes Merlin Crossley.

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Metrics in higher education help provide opportunities, install meritocracies and break through entrenched social elites, writes Merlin Crossley.

Scientists in the lab

Should Australia invest in more or fewer fellowships, and should they be for junior or senior researchers, asks Merlin Crossley.

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The ability to edit the genome using new DNA-cutting tools is heralding a new age of genetic engineering, writes Merlin Crossley.

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In a world-first advance, Professor Merlin Crossley and his team have shown that changing just a single letter of the DNA of human red blood cells increases their production of oxygen-carrying haemoglobin.

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Contrary to some claims, scientists are very active in communicating their research to a wide audience in a variety of ways, writes Merlin Crossley.

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Scientists have a responsibility to convince the public and political parties to support curiosity-driven research to help solve the challenges of the future, writes Merlin Crossley.

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New results confirm we are on the right track to understanding how molecules that coat DNA influence the activity of disease genes, writes Merlin Crossley.

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