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Australia-UK researchers identify ancient protein pumps that make bacteria tough to treat – but could be key to new green polymers The molecular machinery used by bacteria to resist chemicals …
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Researchers set up Australia-wide experiment to explore why and when the pennies drop. Scientists want to know the things that make you go “aha!”. Throughout August, researchers from the …
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Australian scientists develop cheap and rapid way to identify antibiotic-resistant golden staph (MRSA). A combination of off-the-shelf quantum dot nanotechnology and a smartphone camera soon …
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Chinese-Australian research finds climate change good news, and solves an evolutionary mystery Baby turtles influence their gender by moving around inside their eggs, research has …
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Australian-led astronomers find the most iron-poor star in the Galaxy, hinting at the nature of the first stars in the Universe. A newly discovered ancient star containing a record-low amount of …
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Macquarie University’s Professor Rob Harcourt urges Oceania-wide action to safeguard several species. Sharks in Australian waters are well protected but are at risk as soon as they leave them, a …
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