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Statins could help save Tasmanian devils
Cholesterol-lowering drugs could help delay the spread of the deadly Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease and may help protect the endangered Australian marsupials from extinction. [ + ]
Aus invests $387m in the world's largest radio telescope
The Australian Government is investing $387 million to co-host the world's largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). [ + ]
Researchers create human–monkey chimeric embryos
Scientists have injected human stem cells into primate embryos and were able to grow chimeric embryos for up to 19 days. [ + ]
Oldest modern human genome found in a fossilised skull
The woman known to researchers as Zlatý kůň displayed longer stretches of Neanderthal DNA than the 45,000-year-old Ust'-Ishim individual from Siberia. [ + ]
Cancer DNA blood tests validated by researchers
An international research team has assessed five commercially available assays for tumour DNA sequencing — a fast, cheap and less invasive method to diagnose and monitor cancer. [ + ]
New technique for better doping detection
US scientists report the use of ion mobility–mass spectrometry to help regulatory agencies detect existing dopants and future 'designer' compounds. [ + ]
Pfizer preferred for <50s due to AstraZeneca blood clot risk
The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be the preferred choice for Australians under the age of 50, due to rare but serious blood clotting side effects. [ + ]
eDNA could be used to measure pollen levels
Autonomous airborne pollen samplers might help to provide a breath of fresh air for asthma and hay fever sufferers, according to researchers. [ + ]
Creating a genetic medicine manufacturing ecosystem
Australia has amazing scientists, respected worldwide, but do we have an ecosystem? [ + ]
Experimental HIV vaccine trialled in humans
Researchers from IAVI and Scripps Research have developed a novel vaccine approach to prevent HIV which has produced promising results in a phase 1 clinical trial. [ + ]
Solubility factors when choosing a solvent
Solubility functions by a group of rules that determine how dissolvable a substance (solute) is in solvent and depends entirely on the physical and chemical properties of the solute and solvent. [ + ]
Innovation in life sciences amid a pandemic
Life sciences organisations that embraced digital transformation were well positioned to adapt to immediate demands while maintaining production of other critical items. [ + ]
Pocket-sized microscope based on nanoLEDs
Researchers have created a new type of super-resolution optical chip-sized microscope — described as the smallest and cheapest high-resolution microscope to date. [ + ]
Tumours can be stripped of their T cell protection
Tumours use a unique mechanism to switch on regulatory T cells to protect themselves from attack by the immune system — so what would happen if these T cells were shut down? [ + ]
Early human embryo models generated from skin cells
The breakthrough is expected to revolutionise research into the causes of early miscarriage, infertility and the study of early human development. [ + ]
