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Improving rail safety in Indonesia and Australia
The sweet spot for rail repair vs efficiency Computer models to predict how railcars will respond to different track conditions are being developed by Indonesian and Australian researchers, to improve rail safety and efficiency in both countries. They’ve already created a successful model for passenger carriages, which has been validated against the performance of trains…
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Saving our species and the future of weeds: protecting biodiversity in a changing climate
Biodiversity Node at Macquarie University wins 2017 BHERT Award for Outstanding Collaboration for National (Non-Economic) Benefit New South Wales is better placed to manage and protect its biodiversity in a changing climate thanks to the deeply collaborative work of the Biodiversity Node of the NSW Adaptation Research Hub, hosted by Macquarie University. Since it was…
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2017 Metcalf Prizes – Media release
Building a blood cancer treatment from the ground up – Mark Dawson, Melbourne How we and our stem cells get old – Jessica Mar, Brisbane Winners of the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia’s Metcalf Prizes announced Scientists available for interviews Read Mark Dawson’s full profile Read Jessica Mar’s full profile photos of the winners
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How we and our stem cells get old
Jessica Mar is analysing stem cells to discover the changes that influence ageing. We all started life as a stem cell. Throughout our lives, stem cells repair and replace our tissues, but as we age they stop working as well. Understanding how this decline occurs is fundamental to understanding—and influencing—how we age.
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Building a blood cancer treatment from the ground up
Mark Dawson has helped to build a new drug to fight an aggressive form of blood cancer, discovering the basic science of gene expression in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), developing the drug to block that action, and leading an international clinical trial to test it. Mark first explored how genes function in leukaemia, then identified…
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2017 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science
The winners of the 2017 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science are: Jenny Graves (La Trobe University, Melbourne)—Prime Minister’s Prize for Science Eric Reynolds (The University of Melbourne/Oral Health CRC)—Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation Jian Yang (The University of Queensland)—Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year Dayong Jin (University of Technology Sydney)—Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical…
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What can kangaroos and platypus tell us about sex and humanity? 2017 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
Distinguished Professor Jenny Graves AO FAA Professor Jenny Graves AO has transformed our understanding of how humans and all vertebrate animals evolved and function. In the course of her work, she has kick-started genomic and epigenetic research in Australia, and predicted the disappearance of the male chromosome.
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How Australian dairy milk is saving the world’s teeth: 2017 Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation
Laureate Professor Eric Reynolds AO FICD FTSE FRACDS Thirty years ago, a young dental researcher discovered a protein in dairy milk that repairs and strengthens teeth. Today, that protein, sold as Recaldent, is used by millions of people every day as they chew gum and visit the dentist.
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Unravelling the complexity of height, intelligence, obesity and schizophrenia: 2017 Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
Professor Jian Yang The publication of the human genome near fifteen years ago revealed that the human genome is complicated. Jian Yang has created pioneering new techniques to unravel that complexity and solve the ‘missing heritability paradox’.
