Media releases

Clockwise or anti-clockwise: Left-handed plants and big ecology prove Bart Simpson wrong again

26 August 2008

Australian researchers have found that 92% of vines twist anti-clockwise—regardless of their location north or south of the equator. The work, announced today at the L’Oréal For Women in Science Fellowship ceremony in Melbourne, is a small part of a vast body of work to understand how plants around the world vary and adapt to [...]

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Platypus sex; drugs from shellfish toxins; the secret of ageing; cancer cells cheat death

4 March 2008

Four leading Australian and NZ scientists are in Paris from 5 March for the 10th anniversary of the L’ORÉAL/ UNESCO For Women In Science program.

They’re all available to discuss the latest developments in their research:

* The secret of ageing – telomerase
* How cancer cells cheat death
* How the platypus and wallaby genome are revealing human secrets
* Deadly shellfish toxins that may fight pain and save lives

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L’Oréal Australia Fellow launches sexual health study

4 March 2008

One in ten Australian women suffer from bacterial vaginosis (BV). But how is it spread? First year female students at the University of Melbourne are being sought to take part in a study on bacterial vaginosis (BV), a common but poorly understood known genital disease. The study, which starts today, has been initiated by L’Oréal [...]

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Inaugural L’ORÉAL Australia For Women in Science Fellowships

28 August 2007

“Beauty meets science” The world needs science. Science needs women. The inaugural L’ORÉAL Australia For Women In Science Fellowships have been presented to four inspirational early career scientists. “We hope these $20,000 Fellowships will help these women consolidate their careers and rise to leadership positions in science,” says L’ORÉAL Australia managing director Mark Tucker. “The [...]

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