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How cells adapt to stress

10 July, 2014

Cells subjected to too much stress die, but if the stress isn't too extensive they engage an adaptive mechanism that helps them continue living.


The Amazing World of Flyingfish

10 July, 2014

Fish can fly and a new book by Steve Howell reveals the strange beauty of these little-known creatures.


Unravelling how local anaesthetics work

09 July, 2014

Deciphering how pain-relief drugs such as anaesthetics work on the body may lead to more targeted treatments for pain.


New funding for strategic science plans

03 July, 2014

New ARC funding has been allocated to map out strategic long-term plans for agricultural science, chemistry and the earth sciences.


The genetics of boron tolerance in wheat

03 July, 2014

Genes that control tolerance to boron in wheat may improve outcomes in areas where yield is limited by high boron concentrations.


Marine microbe sequencing project

03 July, 2014 by Susan Williamson

A collaborative sequence-based study has provided a starting point for getting to know the microalgae that populate our oceans.


The fall of emperor penguins

02 July, 2014

Reductions in Antarctic sea ice suggest that emperor penguin colonies will shrink by the end of the century.


Seeing things differently

01 July, 2014

Queensland is primed to cater for the growing role of imaging in clinical research.


New centre for therapeutic innovation

26 June, 2014

A new partnership between Monash University and Pfizer will establish the Centre for Therapeutic Innovation.


Communication breakdown the cause of heart failure in muscular dystrophy

25 June, 2014 by Susan Williamson

Research into muscular dystrophy has revealed a dysfunction in cell communication that causes heart failure in this disease.


Cogstate wins first Precision Recruitment contract

16 June, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

CogState (ASX:CGS) has won a contract worth $1.9m for its Precision Recruitment tool, which enables home pre-screening for clinical trials in which cognitive impairment is a factor.


Playing chicken with Campylobacter

11 June, 2014 by Graeme O’Neill

Potentially deadly pathogenic strains of Salmonella and Escherichia coli get most of the headlines, but Professor Gary Dykes says most cases of non-lethal food poisoning in Australia are due to diners running afoul of poorly cooked chicken, and its microbial hanger-on, Campylobacter.


Research and innovation key to driving productivity

06 June, 2014

Innovation, science and research are key drivers of productivity and the building of future industries in Australia, says a report by The Australian Council of Learned Academies.


Survival secrets of Deep Lake

04 June, 2014 by Graeme O’Neill

Potentially deadly pathogenic strains of Salmonella and Escherichia coli get most of the headlines, but Professor Gary Dykes says most cases of non-lethal food poisoning in Australia are due to diners running afoul of poorly cooked chicken, and its microbial hanger-on, Campylobacter.


Synthetic yeast project a world first

03 June, 2014

Macquarie University will lead the Australian arm in a project aiming to create the first synthetic complex organism - yeast.


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