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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 precious 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. [ + ]
Tackling antibiotic resistance, one piece of possum poo at a time
A citizen science project led by Macquarie University is seeking answers to antibiotic resistance in one of the most unlikely places you could imagine — possum poo. [ + ]
Crowdsourcing security intelligence
Inspired by how bees make collective decisions, researchers are exploring how crowdsourcing techniques may help intelligence analysts produce the best-reasoned analysis from the available data. [ + ]
Drug-carrying nanoparticles designed to treat brain cancer
The newly developed nanoparticles are designed so that they can easily cross the blood-brain barrier and bind directly to tumour cells, where they deliver two different drugs. [ + ]
Millions of single cells can now be analysed simultaneously
Researchers have developed a sophisticated computational framework to analyse single-cell gene expression levels, scalable to process millions of individual cells. [ + ]
Super-multiplexed fluorescence microscopy
A new bleaching-assisted multichannel microscopy (BAMM) technique improves the quality and quantity of information captured in fluorescence microscopy. [ + ]
How did the human brain get so big?
Over 3 million years of evolution, the human brain underwent a considerable increase in size and complexity, resulting in the exceptional cognitive abilities we have today. [ + ]
