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Kate Scarff

Food for thought: meat grown in the lab

What is in vitro meat? How may it benefit the environment, animal welfare and human health and what impact may it have on food choices? Kate Scarff explores this new technology.

Food for thought: meat grown in the lab

What is in vitro meat? How may it benefit the environment, animal welfare and human health and what impact may it have on food choices? Kate Scarff explores this new technology.

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A feed of weeds

Would you consider eating weeds? Kate Scarff looks at why we should consider including weeds in our diet.

Food for thought: meat grown in the lab

What is in vitro meat? How may it benefit the environment, animal welfare and human health and what impact may it have on food choices? Kate Scarff explores this new technology.

Hay fever: More than a sniffle

With the prevalence of hay fever on the rise, Kate Scarff takes a look at the causes, treatment options and financial burden of this common condition.

Bird flu: Ruffling a few feathers

A new strain of bird flu, a rise in the number of outbreaks across the globe and the death of a six-year-old girl in Cambodia: is the next pandemic on the horizon? Kate Scarff explores the facts and weighs in on the debate.

Science: Telling the story

With the Melbourne Writers Festival in full swing, Kate Scarff attended Writing in Lab Coats and discovered how science journalists are immersing themselves in their stories.

Doing the right thing

What are some of the common mistakes we make when recycling? To mark Keep Australia Beautiful Week, Kate Scarff spoke with Banyule’s Waste Education Co-ordinator, Margaret Morgan.

GM Crops: Our meal ticket to the future?

Can GM crops help save the world from hunger? Kate Scarff attended National Science Week’s GM: A Dinner Discussion event and discovered public acceptance of gene technology is still a major issue.

Born to believe or not to believe

A public forum in Melbourne has explored the state of the public debate on climate change science. Kate Scarff went along to hear about the media’s role in the debate.

Meet the new upstart team

This week, we welcome upstart’s new editorial team. We hope you like them. And we really want you to pitch your stories to them.