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Get ready for the national festival that reaches more than 3 million people via around 2,000 events. National Science Week is back from 9 to 17 August with stories for every round including entertainment, business, environment, food and wine, Indigenous media, the Arts, health, technology, farming and agriculture, lifestyle, education, and disability media. Talk to…
Space farming, dark matter, Indigenous Knowledge systems, eco-criminology and dinosaur-loving rock bands… the 2025 National Science Week grants reflect the diversity of Australian science, and the myriad of ways it touches all our lives. Whether participants are looking to build skills, reflect and wonder, debate, or laugh, these events will inspire all Australians to celebrate…
Marking the first 100 years of the quantum era And the beauty of the science that we use daily to connect with the world, light our homes, fight disease, and scan our groceries. The UN has declared 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. The Year will be launched on 4 February…
“If you have ovarian cancer, ask your oncologistto consider a test that will help determine whether your cancer is one of just under 50 per cent that might be responsive to new treatment options such as PARPinhibitors.” That’s the message from ovarian cancer researcher Professor Anna deFazio from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR)…
Thursday 7 November 2024 Winners of the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia’s Metcalf Prizes announced today Scientists available for interviews, see below for contact details Researchers working with stem cells to study lung diseases and cell-to-cell communication breakdown are the two winners of the 2024 Metcalf Prizes for Stem Cell Research, awarded by the…
Dr Rhiannon Werder is growing ‘mini-lungs in a dish’ that mimic the complexity and function of lungs in living people. The Team Leader at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) has already used stem cell-derived lung cells to create models of human genetic diseases, like cystic fibrosis, and acquired lung diseases and infections, such as the…
And what happens when they stop talking? Dr William Roman is growing human muscles on a chip. He’s using them to understand how the skeletal muscle cell, the largest cell in a human body, connects with neurons and tendons to create working muscles. William is using his ‘mini-muscles’ as a model to understand the fundamental…
Australia is home to some of the last significant populations of sawfish on the planet. We need your help to find out how many are left? Forty years ago, sawfish were regularly spotted in Australia’s tropical and subtropical waters, as far south as Sydney Harbour. Today, the shark-like rays, easily distinguished by their saw-like snouts…
Children’s eye health is the theme of World Sight Day on 10 October. For most people, with myopia, being short-sighted is an inconvenience. However, for some, myopia can lead to blindness. Ahead of World Sight Day (10 October), researchers at the Lions Eye Institute have some eye-opening advice. While many parents are forever telling kids…