A baby born with a rare, life-threatening genetic disease is now thriving after receiving an experimental gene-editing treatment. He's one of the first to be successfully treated with a bespoke therapy targeting a tiny but deadly error in his DNA. His doctors hope the technology could one day help the estimated 350 million people worldwide with rare diseases.

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Folge vom 17.05.2025How a custom-made gene therapy could save one baby's life
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Folge vom 17.05.2025Volunteers play a significant role in Australia, but numbers are droppingNational Volunteers week is just around the corner, running from the 19th- 25th May. This year's theme, Connecting Communities, celebrates the significant role volunteers play in building stronger communities, and in helping people connect with others. However, the number of volunteers in Australia has been in decline in recent years, prompting calls for the government to provide more support for those offering their time and skills for free.
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Folge vom 17.05.2025INTERVIEW: Record numbers of malicious data breaches recorded - how do you protect yourself?Australia recorded the highest number of data breach reports last year since monitoring began in 2018. The latest Notifiable Data Breaches Report found 69 per cent of those data breaches were due to malicious or criminal attacks, with 29 per cent derived from human error. Most personal information in the breaches was contact information, identity data, or financial or health information, which hackers could use to blackmail companies or impersonate individuals. Professor Toby Murray, from the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne, has advice for how to protect yourself from data breaches.
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Folge vom 17.05.2025Home-grown coffee is Tibor's passion, precision-roasted by flamethrowerAustralians love drinking coffee, with more than 6 billion cups consumed each year. However a global shortage means the price of coffee beans has soared, so that morning brew could soon cost $10.