Oct 22, 2024 · The arrival of hundreds of tar balls — dark, spherical, sticky blobs formed from weathered oil — on Sydney's coastline caused the closure of several beaches last week.

Oct 8, 2024 · La Trobe University’s Australian Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Medical Innovation (ACAMI), launched last month, aims to build upon on the university’s existing capabilities to become a globally recognised and commercial sustainable centre which leverages AI technologies, data and skills innovation to drive …

Nov 8, 2024 · In a new study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine, an experimental drug called RK-33 has demonstrated promise in treating breast cancer that has spread to the bone.RK-33 targets and inhibits the protein DDX3, which is found to be elevated in cancer cells, and was previously shown to help treat other types of cancer and viral illnesses.

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Jun 13, 2024 · The ePrep ONE is a chromatography sample preparation station that uses analytical syringes, rather than pipettes, to carefully prepare samples for analysis.

Jul 29, 2024 · Scientists at The University of Sydney have developed a gene-editing tool that is claimed to have greater accuracy and flexibility than the industry standard, CRISPR. It has been described in the journal Nature Communications.. While CRISPR has revolutionised genetic engineering in medicine, agriculture and biotechnology, the technique relies on creating a break in both strands of target DNA ...

Dec 10, 2024 · Queensland Health has been directed to conduct a Part 9 Investigation into a major breach at the state’s Virology Laboratory, after it was revealed that several infectious virus samples stored at the lab had gone missing in 2021 and remain unaccounted for.

Australia’s largest cancer genomics initiative was formally launched last week, bringing hope to thousands of Australians battling incurable or advanced cancers including ovarian, pancreatic and sarcomas.

Nov 7, 2024 · A multidisciplinary team of scientists has made significant progress in understanding the composition of the mysterious black balls that recently washed onto Sydney beaches — and it’s even more disgusting than first thought.

Jun 17, 2002 · In a first for the company, Panbio's diagnostic panel for glandular fever has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Mel Bridges, CEO of the Brisbane-based biotech, said Panbio already manufactured several products in …