Adelaide researchers find how a bacteria digests a sugar can be key to new treatments The severity of a common and often lethal type of bacteria depends on its ability to process a type of sugar, research from the University of Adelaide reveals. Streptococcus pneumoniae causes diseases of the lungs, blood, ear and brain, killing…
Australian invention promises massive boost to lithium production CSIRO and Monash University’s Matthew Hill received the Solomon Award for developing ‘magic crystals’ with dozens of applications from cleaning gases and liquids to mining and drug production. Cheaper cleaner lithium mining for future cars and batteries is the newest application. It’s being developed with US company…
Public events in Sydney 11 Nov, Melbourne 18 Nov and online Case studies/patients also available from the Mito Foundation. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is inviting all Australians to provide their views on the use of a new assisted reproductive technology that might assist in preventing certain rare mitochondrial diseases but which…
National consultation launched Saturday 19 October in Adelaide See the stories on Seven News, Ten News and the Adelaide Advertiser. NHMRC invited all Australians to provide their views on the use of a new assisted reproductive technology that might assist in preventing certain rare mitochondrial diseases, but which requires careful ethical and social consideration. Consultation…
We’re holding a series of courses at JCU in Cairns and Townsville. Meet working journalists from TV, radio and online, learn what they need, and how to keep it accurate – Cairns on Tuesday 17 September, Townsville on 19 September and Monday 23 September. Find out how to talk to business, government and the community:…
Science In Public’s Michael Lucy wins a Eureka Prize Michael won the award – presented at a glittering ceremony at the Australian Museum in Sydney on Wednesday, August 28 – for a feature he wrote on plastic pollution. The story was published in Cosmos magazine. At the time of publication, Michael was also features editor…
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20-23 June 2018 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre International Society for Stem Cell Research 2018 Annual Meeting: 2,500+ stem cell scientists from 50 countries will hear from 150+ speakers including: Lab-grown mini-brains make new connections Fred ‘Rusty’ Gage (USA) is making mini-brains from human stem cells in the lab. But in order for…
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A focus on cyber security and privacy-preserving technologies. Macquarie University is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Dali Kaafar as Scientific Director of the Optus Macquarie University Cyber Security Hub. Prof Kaafar will move from CSIRO Data61 on 3 October 2017. “It is a pleasure to appoint Prof Kaafar who is regarded worldwide as…