Safeguarding an important food crop—and the world’s beer supply On-site - farmers’ crop of barley infected with leaf rust Lee Hickey, University of Queensland geneticist and John Agnew, Chair of …
Aussie algae fuel green oil hope
Despite the claims of some, commercially viable fuels from algae have not yet been developed. But newly trialled native algae species provide real hope, a Queensland scientist has found. Dr Evan …
Worms reveal link between dementia gene and ageing
The discovery of a link between a specific gene and ageing in a species of worm could reveal valuable lessons for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Low levels of the protein generated from the …
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Tiny fossils link ‘old bastard’ marsupials to South America and Africa
Two tiny fossils are prompting an overhaul of theories about marsupial evolution after they revealed unexpected links to South America – and possibly Africa. One of the fossils, found at the …
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Electric fishes spark safer power line technology
Melbourne researchers have invented and patented a way of detecting and locating potential electrical faults along large stretches of power line before they occur. The invention was inspired by a …
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Mixing drugs and alcohol for better asthma inhalers
Asthma inhalers could soon become much more effective, thanks to a clever new way of making the particles they deliver invented by a Melbourne chemical engineer and his team. Current puffer designs …
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