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Friday, 15 May 2015
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Australian researchers have discovered a link between protein intake and improved control of blood glucose in mice, opening the way for potential new treatments for type 2 diabetes in humans.

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Monday, 27 Apr 2015
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Norman Wathmann has called for the United Nations to guarantee free and open access to plant DNA sequences to enable scientists to continue work to sustainably intensify world food production.

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Friday, 24 Apr 2015
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Distinguished Professor Graham Farquhar has won a Carnegie Trust Centenary Professorship for 2015.

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Wednesday, 18 Mar 2015
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A new study has found some scientists are unknowingly tweaking experiments and analysis methods to increase their chances of getting results that are easily published.

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Tuesday, 03 Mar 2015
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“The enzyme Rubisco has baffled scientists for over 50 years, as it is thousands of times less efficient at its job than most other enzymes,” said Dr Spencer Whitney.

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Monday, 02 Feb 2015
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The Research School of Biology hosted the National Biology Olympiad Summer School for 23 talented high-school students in January.

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Monday, 02 Feb 2015
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The Research School of Biology welcomes two new Group Leaders, Denisse Leyton and Guillaume Tcherkez.

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Monday, 02 Feb 2015
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Congratulations to the six RSB members who have been promoted to Level E Professor as of 1 January 2015.

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Friday, 30 Jan 2015
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Thursday, 18 Dec 2014
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The future of parasite research in Australia will be in safe hands as 16 young Australian scientists converged for an intensive 2-week workshop with world-leading biologists to study worms, protozoans, ticks, fleas, lice and more.

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Tuesday, 02 Dec 2014
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Scientists have released details of a raft of new chemicals with potent anti-malarial properties which could open the way to new drugs to fight the disease.

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