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Thursday, 16 May 2024

The discovery of a new critical enzyme could help engineer climate resilient crops capable of sucking far more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a much more efficient way.

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Wednesday, 16 Aug 2023

Professor Alexander Maier wants us to change our mind about parasites.

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Sacha Pulsford
Monday, 09 May 2022

Meet the PhD researcher exploring how bacterial proteins could hold the key to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.

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Friday, 06 May 2022

Researchers have discovered why malaria parasites are vulnerable to some drug therapies but resistant to others, offering scientists another piece of the puzzle in the global fight against the disease.

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Tuesday, 28 Sep 2021

A low-cost, non-toxic cancer treatment has been developed by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU). The treatment uses dead bacteria to help kick-start the immune system and shrink cancer.

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Thursday, 04 Mar 2021

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have exposed a fatal flaw in the deadly parasite that causes malaria - one of the world's biggest killers.

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Events

"Portrait of a man with a beard and short hair, wearing a light blue shirt and smiling subtly at the camera."
6 Jul 2023 | 1pm

Homeostasis of the extracellular matrix is critical for correct organ and tissue function. Both the biochemical and biomechanical properties of the matrix contribute to modulating the behaviour of resident cells and are more than just passive bystanders.

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22 Jun 2023 | 1pm

How can we tell engaging stories about complex biological processes that are invisible to the naked eye?
Scientists utilise a variety of techniques to investigate and visualise membrane receptors (gatekeepers of information) that transfer signals across membranes.

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A woman in glasses smiles while holding a large beer mug at a table with traditional German food.
8 Jun 2023 | 4pm

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by the deposition of Amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregates throughout the cerebrum, especially in the cerebrovascular and hippocampal tissues.

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A young woman smiles in front of tall green and brown reeds under bright sunlight.
1 Jun 2023 | 1pm

Acinetobacter baumannii (Ab) is a clinically important pathogen that has rapidly developed resistance to many antimicrobials.

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A smiling woman in a lab coat stands in a laboratory setting.
25 May 2023 | 1pm

Autotransporters are a large family of bacterial secreted and/or outer membrane proteins that play key roles in the pathogenesis of many infectious diseases.

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A woman smiling while sitting on a stone wall with colorful buildings and snow-covered mountains in the background.
18 May 2023 | 4pm

Mutations in the gene encoding the human ATP-binding Cassette (ABC) transporter ABCA4 are implicated in several visual disorders including Stargardt’s disease, an early onset macular dystrophy.

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