Science Friction

ABC Australia

Topics: Science · Society & Culture

Australia No. 129▲45

From mystery illnesses to flesh-eating bacteria and the looming threat of bird flu — outbreaks can push scientists, communities and health systems to their limits.  For Science Friction on ABC Radio National, Belinda Smith looks back on some of the disease outbreaks that shaped Australia. Hear about the scientists racing to find answers, the unusual diseases they're hunting, and the everyday people caught in the middle. Outbreaks is a four-part series from Science Friction on ABC Radio National. Episode 1 is out Wednesday October 14th. Dead and Alive (Season 7)   Quantum computers could be the next giant leap in technology — transforming how we heal people, how we grow food, how we get...