Trial of treatment underway in Perth Perth researchers are planning to end the sleepless nights that families face when ear infections strike and won’t go away. Their research could reduce the need …
A splash, first light for a cicada, a neural dawn
Australian Museum New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography highly commended and finalists announced Ten stunning images have been selected as highly commended (including three finalists) …
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24th Annual Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
Australian Museum Eureka Prizes finalists announced The Australian Museum presents Australia’s premier science awards program. Congratulations to the 100 individuals who were announced as this …
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Using genes to counter rust
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 …
How ‘junk DNA’ can control cell development
Researchers from the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program at Sydney’s Centenary Institute have confirmed that, far from being “junk”, the 97 per cent of human DNA that does not encode instructions for …
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$37 million Sea Simulator opens in Townsville
Media release from Senator the Hon Kim Carr and Senator the Hon Jan McLucas. A new, $37 million experimental sea simulator will enable Australian scientists to recreate ocean conditions and study …
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