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Australian mathematician wins prestigious Fields Medal
Number theorist Akshay Venkatesh has become the second Australian in history to win a Fields Medal, often described as the Nobel Prize for mathematics. [ + ]
Could Australia's microbiome contain new antibiotics?
Industry and academia are coming together in a three-year, $6.9 million quest to search for new antibiotics in 500,000 species of Australian microbes. [ + ]
Plant science discovery could help develop treatments for genetic diseases
A newly discovered molecular mechanism of gene regulation could help develop treatment strategies for genetic diseases. [ + ]
2018 Australasian Genomic Technologies Association conference
The AGTA conference, Australia's foremost genomic technology conference, is an essential event for researchers and industry representatives who work with genomic technologies. [ + ]
Yin Yang protein may fuel breast cancer growth
Cancer cells are much more reliant on the Yin Yang1 molecule than normal cells, and this may drive breast cancer growth. [ + ]
Drug-filled nanobubbles triggered by X-rays
The tiny bubbles, known as liposomes, are commonly used in pharmacology to encapsulate drugs, making them more effective in the treatment of disease. [ + ]
Non-viral CRISPR genome editing
UC San Francisco scientists have genetically reprogrammed T cells without using viruses to insert DNA. [ + ]
Detailed protein data isolated from single human cells
Scientists have had one of their clearest looks yet at the molecular happenings inside a human cell. [ + ]
Ultrasound used to burst chemo-capsules inside liver tumours
Heat-sensitive lipid capsules filled with chemotherapy have been ruptured remotely using ultrasound, enabling them to deliver their cargo directly to liver tumours. [ + ]
'Jumping genes' leap across species, driving evolution
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have traced two particular genes across 759 species of plants, animals and fungi. [ + ]
Senate committee recommends legalising mitochondrial donation
Australian women at risk of having babies suffering severe mitochondrial disease may soon be able to have healthy children. [ + ]
Scientists successfully sequence the koala genome
Scientists have sequenced the full koala genome — a breakthrough which may aid in the treatment of disease and help inform conservation efforts. [ + ]
Enzymes enable faster, cheaper, more accurate DNA synthesis
The idea of using an enzyme to make DNA is not new — scientists have been trying for decades to find a way to do it, without success. [ + ]
The power of cross-disciplinary collaboration
Paul Young, Professor of Virology and Head of School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, reflects on his long and rewarding career in virology and the exciting opportunities in the field. [ + ]
Tracking pancreatic cancer's moving targets
For the first time, researchers have monitored drug-resistant regions in pancreatic tumours as they travel, spread and grow in real time — and are finding new ways to neutralise these moving targets. [ + ]
