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Perseverance makes history with Mars rock discovery
Researchers from QUT are part of the team that has collected the first datable Mars rock samples, providing a benchmark for mapping the history of the Red Planet. [ + ]
CHO cells: a staple of recombinant antibody production
Recombinant antibody expert Desmond Schofield reveals the astonishing abilities of CHO cells and some of their most interesting characteristics. [ + ]
Cluster-Well chip helps to detect metastatic cancer
Researchers have invented a new type of chip, combining the precision of microfluidic chips with the efficiency of membrane filtration, to find CTC clusters. [ + ]
New biosynthesis method for producing antibiotics
Researchers fluorinated a natural antibiotic via targeted bioengineering — a method through which an entire substance class of medically relevant natural products can be modified. [ + ]
Revealing the genetic architecture underlying substance abuse
The genes underlying cigarette smoking are linked to the perception of pain and response to food, as well as the abuse of drugs such as cocaine. [ + ]
Shift workers can't all adjust to night shift
Researchers have not only shown that night work significantly disrupts both sleep quality and circadian rhythm, but also that workers can experience such disruption even after years of night-shift work. [ + ]
Unusual behaviour of water at the nanoscale
Do more pores in a sieve allow more liquid to flow through it? This seemingly simple question has an unexpected answer at the nanoscale. [ + ]
Decades in the making: RNA's importance to Australia
Professor Pall (Palli) Thordarson, an award-winning researcher, is set to kickstart RNA capabilities in NSW and finally launch our genetic medicine ecosystem. [ + ]
Synthetic embryo models created solely from stem cells
Researchers have grown synthetic embryo models of mice outside the womb by starting solely with stem cells cultured in a petri dish — without the use of fertilised eggs. [ + ]
'Y' are men at higher risk of heart failure?
Researchers have shown that the loss of the male sex chromosome as many men age causes the heart muscle to scar and can lead to deadly heart failure. [ + ]
Targeted RNA-seq expands the toolkit for early cancer detection
Dive into recent research using targeted RNA-seq to enrich and efficiently sequence long non-coding RNA from various sample types. [ + ]
No evidence that depression is caused by low serotonin: review
The umbrella review suggests that depression is not likely caused by a chemical imbalance, and calls into question what antidepressants do. [ + ]
High-throughput automation and genomics for an antimicrobial resistance surveillance system
It is now possible to identify AMR in large numbers of samples obtained from food-producing animals. [ + ]
Liquid biopsy detects breast cancer markers in 4.5 hours
The automated liquid biopsy test can accurately detect the presence of cancer DNA in the blood of patients with metastatic breast cancer in under five hours. [ + ]
Diabetes drug to correct metabolic abnormalities
PATAS, part of a new class of antidiabetic drugs, can correct the metabolic abnormalities leading to type 2 diabetes and its associated comorbidities. [ + ]
