Hacking the genome, how diamonds aren’t forever, and anemones with personality
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about hacking the genome; rebooting the heart; anemones with personality; how diamonds aren’t forever; and more…
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Multi-layered armour protects body against immune failure
The work should lead to a better understanding of autoimmune conditions, such as diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, she says, and may even provide new ways to target treatments.
The human body incorporates multiple fail-safe mechanisms to protect it against the “friendly fire” from its immune system known as autoimmune disease, Charis Teh and colleagues at the […] -
Protecting medical implants against hacking, restoring memories, and rocking adults to sleep
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about protecting medical implants from hacking; restoring memories; rocking adults to sleep; preventing heart attacks; and more
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Living lasers, scuba diving spiders and magnetic blood flow
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about living lasers; scuba diving spiders; magnetic blood flow; genes that make you unfaithful; and more
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Wayward whales, battling sea monsters, possums in packs, and space junk
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about wayward whales; possums in packs; battling sea monsters; space junk; and more
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How do we kill rogue cells?
Assassin’s tricks revealed in Nature A team of Melbourne and London researchers have shown how a protein called perforin punches holes in, and kills, rogue cells in our bodies. Their discovery of the mechanism of this assassin is published today in the science journal Nature.
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Space tourism, climate change, robots, butterflies and more…Tim on radio this week.
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about ditching fingers for bean bags; evolving to beat climate change; the downside of space tourism; running before breakfast; and more…
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Eye drug finds new life in Geelong diabetes trial
People with diabetes invited to participate in trial Media release: Geelong, Friday 23 April 2010 Modern drugs can stabilise adult onset diabetes but with some serious side effects. A Geelong-based company, Verva Pharmaceuticals, has a new approach – a drug used for many years to treat eye disease. In animal testing, the drug restored sensitivity…
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Find out the ‘Journey of Your Genes’
MELBOURNE RESIDENTS CELEBRATE THEIR DIVERSITY BY PARTICIPATING IN THE GENOGRAPHIC PROJECT Your deep ancestry dating back 60,000 years revealed Have you ever wanted to know where your ancient ancestors came from – dating back 60,000 years? Now Melbourne residents, who collectively make up one of the most diverse populations in the world, have the opportunity…
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Hunting supernovae and dark energy, Finding the first Australians, What it takes to make a human
Where did we come from; how are we made; and how will it all end?
These fundamental questions are being tackled by the 2009 L’Oréal Australia For Women in Science Fellows who received their Fellowship from Mark Tucker, CEO of L’Oréal Australia, at a ceremony at L’Oréal’s Australian head office in Melbourne on Tuesday 25 August.
The Fellows are:
* Tamara Davis, University of Queensland, Brisbane/University of Copenhagen
* Marnie Blewitt, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne
* Zenobia Jacobs, University of Wollongong