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19 Feb 2013
Venomous creatures have somewhat of a PR problem. But what if the venomous telson at the end of its tail held the cure to crippling diseases?
14 Feb 2013
Researchers have discovered how a new class of antimalarial drugs kills the malaria parasite, showing that the drugs block a pump at the parasite surface,...
29 Jan 2013
The rare Murray River crayfish has become an unlikely movie star, thanks to a new underwater video surveying technique that has revealed the species may be...
16 Jan 2013
Michael Roderick has been awarded the 2013 John Dalton Medal of the European Geophysical Society, Section on Hydrological Sciences for seminal contributions to...
16 Jan 2013
Amanda Edworthy, a PhD student in Naomi Langmore's Lab (EEG) is the recipient of a Margaret Middleton Award for research into endangered Australian native...
16 Jan 2013
Dr Ulrike Mathesius of the Plant Science Division has been awarded the prestigious Fenner Medal for 2013. The Fenner Medal is awarded by the Australian Academy...
15 Jan 2013
Tiny coral reef wrasses can swim as fast as some of the swiftest fish in the ocean – but using only half as much energy to do so, Australian scientists working...
12 Dec 2012
Plant scientists at the Research School of Biology (RSB), part of the ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment, have been awarded up to $7 million to...
23 Nov 2012
Staff of RSB have been awarded eleven ARC Discovery Grants, two LIEF (Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities) grants and four DECRA (Discovery Early...
23 Nov 2012
A number of RSB staff have ben awarded NHMRC Project Grants and Rowena Martin has been awarded four-year Fellowship to commence in 2013. RSB staff are...
15 Nov 2012
Researchers from the ANU Research School of Biology (RSB) and CSIRO have been given $400,000 and $600,000, respectively, for a collaborative project to improve...
8 Nov 2012
A team of scientists from The Australian National University has discovered a new species of lizard hidden among the sand dunes of Western Australia’s...