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Key Facts: A UNSW researcher found using bees to scare elephants away from crops in Botswana raised more questions than answers. In Botswana, coexisting with the country’s 130,000 elephants can be a daily negotiation. For rural families, tending a crop means hoping these ‘gentle giants’ don’t wander through and cause damage while searching for food … Continued
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New fixation method streamlines blood sample handling for translational research SEATTLE–BUSINESS WIRE– Parse Biosciences, a leading provider of accessible and scalable single cell sequencing solutions, today announced the launch of Evercode™ Whole Blood Fixation, a new kit that enables immediate fixation of whole blood directly at the point of collection. The technology eliminates the need … Continued
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A new scientific review has revealed that the Southern Annular Mode (SAM), the Southern Hemisphere’s most influential climate driver, is now in its most positive state in over 1,000 years. If greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, this positive state is projected to persist throughout the 21st Century, with long-term implications for Antarctica and the … Continued
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Key Facts: Experts from UNSW warn we must adapt as we enter a new age of bushfires. Good morning – with today being the first day of a dry and hot Australian summer, we have four experts available to comment on the future of bushfires. They can speak to what this means in terms of … Continued
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A bold plan to supercharge immune cell ‘spies’ to better seek out and kill cancer cells has received a $17 million funding boost from the Australian Government. The WEHI-led project focuses on dendritic or ‘James Bond’ cells, which play a pivotal role in intelligence-gathering for our immune system, and aims to equip them with enhanced … Continued
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Key points Florey study tackles a ‘missing piece of the puzzle’ in brain cancer research by investigating the influence of cancer cells on the brain. Characterised by their aggressiveness, different cancer grades differentially influence brain cells, with highly aggressive cancer leading to greater neural excitability. Findings further show that this enhanced neural activity directly drives increased brain cancer growth. This study … Continued
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The new facility will produce advanced quantum chips for error corrected quantum computers, almost double the cleanroom space and system assembly line capacity to produce up to 30 quantum computers per year. The integrated quantum computer production line will be one of the world’s most advanced of its kind combining fabrication of quantum chips and … Continued
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By 2100 Australian and global coral reef communities will be slow to recover, less complex, and dominated by fleshy algae, as high carbon dioxide changes ocean chemistry. An international study published today in Communications Biology has used unique coral reefs in Papua New Guinea to determine the likely impact of ocean acidification on coral reefs in the … Continued
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The ambitious trial to reintroduce native marsupial species into Sturt National Park is on track, say Wild Deserts conservationists. Western quolls, bilbies and golden bandicoots are slowly taking back a ‘low-cat’ area of the desert – the massive Wild Training Zone of more than 100km2 in Sturt National Park in NSW. The resurgence of … Continued
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A game-changing digital platform is bringing together patients, clinicians and researchers to accelerate breakthroughs in pancreatic cancer treatment. Spearheaded by WEHI researchers, the PURPLE Translational Platform is a centralised online hub designed to support the development of new approaches to treating the disease and improve patient access to clinical trials. The platform, funded … Continued
