May 17, 2008
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| Up close and personal |
Butt end of a nasty habit |
Higher ground, anyone? |
| A NEW genetic era is dawning, and this time, medicine is getting personal. Cancer, stroke, heart disease, osteoporosis – in the next few years, a computerised sequencing of your personal genome generated within an hour and costing $1000 or less might inform you whether you have inherited or developed genetic mutations that can cause these diseases, and in some cases, your chances of responding to or resisting treatment. |
Sydney has a nasty cigarette littering habit, one that won't easily wash away. Each day about 15,000 butts are tossed across the central business district, Kings Cross and Glebe. Washed or blown into drains in George or Park streets, a butt would ultimately sail north, discharging at Bennelong, underneath the Opera House. Not the best way to show off Sydney to visitors. |
'What do you give an old girl who’s given you everything only to be trashed in return? Oxford Street is at an all-time low, some retailers say. Fewer young gays relate to the ghetto; older gays are too scared to come. The Sydney Lord Mayor, Clover Moore, having walked the strip at 4am, admits: “It’s not a pretty picture.” ' |
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| Written Content : ©Steve Dow 2001-2008 | Photograph: Simon O'Dwyer | Site Design: Outstanding Creations |
