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Madeleine Beekman argues for a new origin of language: the need to share childcare.

New technology is allowing long chains of DNA to be manipulated opening the door for the creation of new life forms.

A 10% honey solution can stop growth of bacteria. And strong impacts on common fungal infections have also been observed.

Despite the move to sustainable fuel in F1 car racing, the fuel powering cars cannot be tracked easily, and only amounts to 1% of the energy cost in staging a race.

Australia has the highest melanoma rates in the world — but there's some good news for Aussie kids. The presence of moles is a strong predictor of melanoma and researchers in Queensland have found that the number of moles found on children's bodies has halved in recent decades.
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Featuring:  
Nick Martin, human geneticist at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Extra information:
Halving of Australian children's naevus counts during 1992-2016 and change in sun behaviour
Hopes for lower melanoma risk as study finds number of moles on children's bodies halved in 25 years
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar people.