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Melbourne researchers are turning skin cells into eye cells to help them understand an incurable form of blindness that affects one in seven older Australians.
Hear more on Monday at the launch of the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia, a new charity that is supporting stem cell research, and informing the community of the potential opportunities, and the present dangers of stem cell medicine. [continue reading…]
Forever young – UK geneticist Professor Dame Linda Partridge talks of an imagined future in which we all stay young by taking a pill that reduces the impact of ageing.
She’s giving the Graeme Clark Oration on Wednesday night – a free public lecture to over 1,200 people. The Melbourne lecture will also be webcast.
Here’s some highlights of what’s coming up over the next few days/weeks.
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Introducing the 4th Graeme Clark Orator, speaking Wednesday 18 July 2012 at the Melbourne Convention Centre.
Professor Dame Linda Partridge imagines a future in which we all stay young by taking a pill that reduces the impact of ageing.
She’s not promising immortality, rather she’s working toward a future in which we age gracefully – healthy, happy and active until the end.
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