Avatars of patients used during surgery
Julia Medew Melbourne surgeons are using technology that turns patients into avatars on computers so they can navigate their bodies with unprecedented precision.
Supercomputer mimics common cold in search for way to treat it
Julia Medew AUSTRALIAN scientists have used a new supercomputer to simulate the movement of the virus that causes the common cold for the first time.
Bionic eye means hope is in sight
Julia Medew For the last 25 years, Kevin Murfitt has only seen what he describes as storm clouds. The dark, grey shapes came after a car accident caused him to slowly lose his sight over the course of five years.























