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New small molecule found to suppress the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria
Researchers from the University of Oxford have developed a new small molecule that can suppress the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria and make resistant bacteria more susceptible to antibiotics. The findings have been…
University of Queensland hub to enable new range of precision cancer treatments
A range of hyper accurate cancer drugs is in production at a newly opened research and manufacturing hub at The University of Queensland.
The Australian Research Council (ARC) hub for Advanced Manufacture of Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals…
Meet NASA Women Behind World’s Largest Flying Laboratory
NASA’s DC-8 aircraft – the world’s largest flying science laboratory – began its science missions in 1987 and since then, has flown in service of the science community over places like Antarctica, Greenland, and Thailand. Aircraft like the…
NASA Tests Technology, Practices Artemis Moonwalks in Arizona Desert
To prepare for exploring the Moon during NASA’s Artemis campaign, the agency is conducting a week-long field test in the lunar-like landscape of San Francisco Volcanic Field near Flagstaff, Arizona to practice moonwalk scenarios.…
$4.5 million for koala care announced
The University of Sydney School of Veterinary Science's Camden campus will be the site for the NSW Government's new koala care centre. With $4.5 million in new funding, the facility will be part of the Wildlife Health and Conservation…
Study Suggests Adolescent Stress May Raise Risk of Postpartum Depression in Adults
In a new study, a Johns Hopkins Medicine-led research team reports that social stress during adolescence in female mice later results in prolonged elevation of the hormone cortisol after they give birth. The researchers say this corresponds…
HKU Mechanical Engineering researchers develop miniaturised electric generators based on hydrogels…
The development of engineered devices capable of harvesting the body’s mechanical motion and converting it into electricity is crucial for the functioning of bioelectronics.
Mechanoelectrical energy conversion offers a promising solution…
$1.35 million grant to study lion-like jumping spiders
Professor Ximena Nelson, Associate Head of the School of Biological Sciences at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, has become one of just a handful of New Zealand researchers to be awarded funding from the…
Plum perfect: a natural alternative to preserve meat
A native bushfood has proven to be a promising natural alternative to synthetic chemicals used to preserve meat, according to University of Queensland research.
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation PhD scholar Michel…
NUS scientists uncover a missing link between poor diet and higher cancer risk
A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has unearthed new findings which may help explain the connection between cancer risk and poor diet, as well as common diseases like diabetes, which arise from poor…