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Donna Lu’s Biography

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Donna Lu is a London-based writer and reporter. Her work has appeared in print and online in The Atlantic, The Guardian, VICE, New Scientist, The Outline, The Saturday Paper, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Electric Lit, The Big Issue, and other publications.

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The Farewell explores the ethics of lying about a cancer diagnosis

The Farewell explores the ethics of lying about a cancer diagnosis

Lulu Wang's moving film The Farewell explores the morality of hiding the truth from a loved one who has been …

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How Abusers Are Exploiting Smart Home Devices

How Abusers Are Exploiting Smart Home Devices

Voice-activated assistants, smart TVs and app-controlled locks and light systems promise convenience. They ca…

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Reviewed: Margaret Atwood's The Testaments'

Reviewed: Margaret Atwood's The Testaments'

Thirty four years after The Handmaid's Tale and a hit TV show later, Margaret Atwood's intriguing sequel, The…

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Why the hunt for alien life is under way far beneath Earth's surface

Why the hunt for alien life is under way far beneath Earth's surface

Microbes that breathe sulphur could redefine what it means to be alive and provide clues about what organisms…

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Countries are turning off the internet to stop violence. Does it work?

Countries are turning off the internet to stop violence. Does it work?

Governments are increasingly shutting down access to the internet in an effort to curb organised violence. Bu…

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Should you give your data to a period tracker or smart breast pump?

Should you give your data to a period tracker or smart breast pump?

Health tech firms believe that women are a lucrative and untapped market, but are these products worth the pr…

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Male redback spiders invite cannibalism through a ‘self-sacrificial somersault' during sex – but why?

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If you think you've had a bad one-night stand, spare a thought for the male redback spider, whose sole reproductive partner eats him after sex. Male redbacks appear to invite this cannibalism through a “self-sacrificial somersault”, with new research shedding light on the genetic basis of the behaviour. The redback, also known as the Australian black widow, is one of two monogynous widow spider species – meaning that males typically only mate with a single female.
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Bird flu is spreading locally and Australia faces more wildlife deaths. How bad could it get?

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By Donna Lu Verified
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Conservationists fear for the sea lion population at South Australia’s Kangaroo Island, after bird flu was detected there. Photograph: Andrea Izzotti/Getty Images/iStockphoto Australia has entered a new phase in dealing with the incursion of deadly H5N1 bird flu, with authorities confirming on Wednesday that local transmission of the highly virulent strain had taken place.
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Great Barrier Reef microbiome mapped as researchers discover 500 bacterial species previously unknown to science

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By Donna Lu Verified
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More than a decade after the human microbiome was comprehensively mapped, scientists have now identified the vast communities of microbes that make up the Great Barrier Reef. Analysing DNA from seawater samples of 48 reefs, researchers have mapped the microbiome of the Great Barrier Reef, documenting more than 360,000 distinct viruses as well as more than 500 new bacterial species not previously known to science.
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Anyone with a smartphone and Twitter can break a story.

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Via email

Why did you become a journalist?

To tell stories. Also, for the excellent pay and great working hours, of course.