This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about wayward whales; possums in packs; battling sea monsters; space junk; and more …
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How do we kill rogue cells?
Assassin’s tricks revealed in Nature A team of Melbourne and London researchers have shown how a protein called perforin punches holes in, and kills, rogue cells in our bodies. Their discovery of the …
Space tourism, climate change, robots, butterflies and more…Tim on radio this week.
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about ditching fingers for bean bags; evolving to beat climate change; the downside of space tourism; running before breakfast; and more… …
Eye drug finds new life in Geelong diabetes trial
People with diabetes invited to participate in trial Media release: Geelong, Friday 23 April 2010 Modern drugs can stabilise adult onset diabetes but with some serious side effects. A …
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Find out the ‘Journey of Your Genes’
MELBOURNE RESIDENTS CELEBRATE THEIR DIVERSITY BY PARTICIPATING IN THE GENOGRAPHIC PROJECT Your deep ancestry dating back 60,000 years revealed Have you ever wanted to know where your ancient …
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Hunting supernovae and dark energy, Finding the first Australians, What it takes to make a human
Where did we come from; how are we made; and how will it all end? These fundamental questions are being tackled by the 2009 L’Oréal Australia For Women in Science Fellows who received their …