Tuesday 3 June 2014 Scientist available for interview in Perth on Tuesday 3 June Dr Francis Torres, a physicist at the University of Western Australia, has developed the mirror device at the …
New national stem cell prizes for Tasmanian and Melbourne researchers
Could we wake up our brain’s stem cells to repair injury and disease – Kaylene Young, Hobart How adult cells change identity as they’re turned into stem cells – Jose Polo, Melbourne Kaylene's full …
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Closer to repairing the brain with its own stem cells
Hobart researcher Kaylene Young believes she can persuade lazy stem cells in our brain to repair brain injuries and even treat diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s. Dr Kaylene Young …
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New stem cells via identity theft and reprogramming
Jose Polo is unravelling the details of how stem cells can be produced from adult cells through a mix of identity theft and reprogramming. It is work that needs to be done before such stem cells can …
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Worm spit heals then kills; sends Cairns scientist to the UK in search of fame
5am AEST, 28 May 2014 Vision: laboratories, close-up photos of the worms, footage of Michael’s talk Cairns researchers have discovered a wound-healing and cancer-causing hormone in the spit of a …
The molecular heart of celiac disease revealed
Researchers discover how our immune cells bind to wheat proteins triggering the condition Embargo: 1 am AEST Tuesday 29 April 2014 Published in Nature Structural and Molecular …
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