Fungus-fighting protein key to overcoming autoimmune disease and cancer
A protein in the immune system programmed to protect the body from fungal infections is also responsible for exacerbating the severity of autoimmune diseases such as irritable bowel disease (IBS)...
New benchmark to protect biodiversity after bushfires
A new study has found up to three quarters of damaged forest needs to be protected from logging after major natural disasters...
Manchester astronomers reveal first look from the world’s largest digital camera
Astronomers have revealed the first images from “the most ambitious astronomical survey to date” – a mission that will transform our understanding of the Universe.
Researchers develop new method for specialising and purifying human stem cells into interneurons
Injury to the spinal cord often leads life changing disability, with decreased or complete loss of sensation and movement below the site of injury.
Software tool breathes life into post-COVID office airflow
As offices nationwide spring back to life, interior space designers and architects will soon have an easy-to-use planning tool to put indoor workplace furniture, staff and partitions – quite literally – in their proper place.
University of Alberta virologist awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Michael Houghton was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine today in recognition of his discovery of the hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
Concern about chemicals in compostable food containers
University of Queensland researchers are analysing compostable takeaway food packaging for potentially polluting chemicals.
Lab in a Suitcase supports vital water research training
Newcastle University’s ‘Suitcase Laboratory’ played a key role in a Pan-African workshop exploring advanced water testing methods.
Why new mothers are more likely to see faces in everyday objects
A University of Queensland study has found women who’ve just had a baby are much more likely to see faces in everyday objects than other women.
University of Alberta to share expertise, equipment to foster Alberta’s burgeoning health technology industry
National Geographic defines an ecosystem as a place “where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscapes, work together to form a bubble of life.”
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