Teeth reveal missing slavery stories; who owns and benefits from DNA; capturing the Tree of Life, Tiger genetics, prostate DNA
And more from the International Congress of Genetics in Melbourne
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Powerful new network to ensure Indigenous Australians can benefit from genomic medicine
Media release from the Australian Alliance for Indigenous Genomics (ALIGN) A national alliance of the brightest minds in genomic science, academia, policy makers, industry and Indigenous leaders will work to break down barriers to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can benefit from advances in genomic medicine if they choose. The Australian Alliance for…
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Today: from $3 billion genome to the $1,000 genome. Tomorrow: your code on your phone?
The International Congress of Genetics returns to Australia Today Monday Media welcome
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Precision medicine for Indigenous communities
“Nothing about us, without us” National Indigenous genomics initiative launch Sunday 16 July 2023 10 am Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre A national centre launched today will bring the benefits of genomics medicine to Indigenous Australians, who still have a life expectancy 10 years less that the general population. “80 per cent of this life…
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Dreamliner composites. Hearing loss. AI valuations. Healing chronic wounds. Mercury-free teeth.
Innovation winners from Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane Six Excellence in Innovation awards were presented last night at the Collaborate Innovate 2023 conference in Adelaide, held by Collaborative Research Australia. The awards are sponsored by UNSW. “The winners have each shown how Australian research can be transformed through collaboration into impactful organisations and businesses, creating jobs…
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Sleep for bushfire survivors. Cane waste to rebuild soil health. The real cost of your carbon travel. Creating tri-sector careers.
Four early career researchers from Canberra, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne recognised by Cooperative Research Australia for their innovative research and their ability to present it clearly and simply. “These researchers illustrate the difference that deeply collaborative research can make for Australia,” says Jane O’Dwyer, the CEO of Cooperative Research Australia.
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Transforming Melbourne, transforming the world
International Genetics Congress returns Plus Some of the hundreds of stories to be discovered at the 23rd International Genetic Congress, 16 to 21 July at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The media are welcome.
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Australia can turn research into innovation, jobs and companies
The idea that Australian can lead in research, but can’t capture the benefits will be challenged in Adelaide this week. Cooperative Research Australia’s 2023 conference at the Adelaide Convention Centre will reveal how Australian researchers are successfully turning research into innovations that are transforming society and creating jobs and wealth. Speakers include State and Federal…
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Solving rare disease mysteries and protecting privacy
Macquarie University researchers have demonstrated a new way of linking personal records and protecting privacy. The first application is in identifying cases of rare genetic disorders. There are many other potential applications across society. The research will be presented at the 18th ACM ASIA Conference on Computer and Communications Security in Melbourne on 12 July. A five-year-old…
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Five steps to a world of intelligent life
A path to cognition Five major changes in the computational capacity of brains have led to the world of intelligent life around us. That’s the conclusion of Professor Andrew Barron from Macquarie University with Dr Marta Halina from the University of Cambridge and Professor Colin Klein from the Australian National University (ANU), in a paper…