For the first time in Australia, archaeobotany has been used by researchers from UWA to examine charcoal from ancient campfires in the Western Desert. They found wattle and other Acacias which proves it was (and still is) used by Indigenous people for tools, food and medicine. The iconic wattle isn’t just about sports uniforms and…
A blood protein blocks hardening of enamel on teeth growing inside the jaw Australian and Chilean researchers solve a 100-year-old mystery and call for education and research to save millions of teeth worldwide. Case studies available. One in five children have chalky tooth enamel – visible as discoloured enamel spots – which often causes severe…
City gardens often don’t have the right types of food and homes for native bees and flies, with knock-on effects for our gardens and for biodiversity. Urban ecologist Katherine Berthon from RMIT University found that only 43% of flowers in the Melbourne city gardens she studied were being used by bees and other pollinating insects.
On this page: Saving lives after stroke with a small aircraft or ambulance-mounted CT brain scanner Adelaide company Micro-X (MX1) has started developing a small CT brain scanner that can be fitted in ambulances and emergency aircraft. If successful, the device will allow paramedics and retrieval teams to diagnose and then start treating stroke patients…
Researchers discover how our immune cells bind to wheat proteins triggering the condition Embargo: 1 am AEST Tuesday 29 April 2014 Published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology Australian, US and Dutch researchers have determined the molecular details of the interaction between the immune system and gluten that triggers celiac disease. Their work opens the…
Background information including: press statement from the Nature Publishing Group abstract of the paper about the ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging about the Australian Synchrotron
Posted on behalf of Nadia Rosenthal, Scientific Head, EMBL Australia It’s been a pretty exciting time for EMBL Australia lately, with international visitors, new group leaders, and even a Nature paper. But the one thing which really stood out for me in the past year was our EMBL Australia PhD Course. At last year’s course…
A team from Melbourne, Monash, UQ and the synchrotron (including core members of the ARC Imaging Centre team) have found what sends our MAITs into action to protect our gut from invaders. The patented work is the starting point to understanding our first line of defence, and what happens when it goes wrong. It will…
An overview of the research and its implications, the abstract of the paper, and background information on the ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging.
Australia’s Future: 28 creative careers for adventurous young people in science, technology, engineering and mathematics Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb this morning launched Australia’s Future, a free magazine featuring 28 people and the very different journeys they’ve taken from their studies in science and maths, in the Mural Hall at Parliament House, Canberra. Dr Liz New, a…