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 Opinion The missing link in Australian genomicsGiven top billing on the cover of Nature, the first Australian animal to be sequenced should have been a triumph for Australian science – but the majority was sequenced overseas. Why did we miss the bus?  The key to innovationWhether you're digging a ditch or designing an aeroplane, innovation makes the task more efficient and competitive. So how do we drive innovation?  The sins of scienceScientists have received special attention this week in the Vatican's 21st century update to the seven deadly sins. But could these new pronouncements end up stifling important ethical debates, rather than advancing them?  U.S. election raises hopes for scienceWashington should use the new wave of optimism for science to drive policy-making rather than to boost political agendas.  Why conserve marsupials?Vast amounts of money and resources are ploughed into conserving Australia's native mammals – is it all worth it?  Dissecting BaliThe U.N.'s Bali climate change conference ended in drama last week – but is its outcome a blueprint for success or a roadmap to hell built on good intentions?  Where science meets artScience and the arts are partners in the messy search for truth. The spirit of seeking knowledge and exploration is precious to both disciplines.  A call to actionIf the CSIRO's latest climate report is not to become Australia's epitaph then our country must live up to its global responsibilities, and the following actions are required.  Why organic food can't feed the worldRecent studies have re-visited the idea that organic methods of agriculture would be sufficient to feed the world – but they are flawed because of naïveté about agriculture in developing nations.  Biodiversity needs a global monitorWith a growing global extinction crisis, we need a mechanism like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to put conservation into action.  Eternal frontierGoing into space may be one of the best things we can do to save our world, and ourselves.  Time to end loophole 'scientific' whalingThe International Whaling Commission has become increasingly dysfunctional. Australia and New Zealand should now use international law to prosecute Japan for 'scientific whaling'.  No more climate distractionsIt's time to move beyond squabbles over science as espoused by The Great Global Warming Swindle documentary, and move on to tackling the government policies needed to address climate change.  Is humanity suicidal?Is humanity suicidal? Eminent U.S. zoologist and author, E.O. Wilson, first asked himself that question more than a decade ago. And today?
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