Australia accelerates new COVID-19 vaccine to fight mutant strains
Credit: University of South Australia A leading South Australian immunologist has been awarded $3 million from the Federal Government to accelerate work on a locally...
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Ion-selective smart porous membranes
Credit: Yuya Ishizaki A research group has developed an ion-selective smart porous membrane that can respond to outer stimuli, potentially paving the way for new...
Can fisheries benefit from biodiversity and conserve it too?
Biodiversity seems, naturally, like a good thing but when it comes to fisheries management, it can involve competing trade-offs.Credit: Credit: Peter Westley. A new study,...
Freeform imaging systems: Fermat’s principle unlocks ‘first time right’ design
Credit: by Fabian Duerr and Hugo Thienpont Optical imaging systems have been playing an essential role in scientific discovery and societal progress for several centuries....
Novel nanotech improves cystic fibrosis antibiotic by 100,000-fold
Credit: UniSA World-first nanotechnology developed by the University of South Australia could change the lives of thousands of people living with cystic fibrosis (CF) as...
CDEX listens to the sound of cosmology from a laboratory deep underground
Credit: ©Science China Press Numerous compelling evidences from astroparticle physics and cosmology indicate that the major matter component in the Universe is dark matter, accounting...
Ankle and foot bone evolution gave prehistoric mammals a leg up
Credit: Sarah Shelley The evolution of ankle and foot bones into different shapes and sizes helped mammals adapt and thrive after the extinction of the...
Urban traffic noise causes song learning deficits in birds
Zebra finches also suffer from a suppressed immune function due to the chronic stressCredit: Sue Anne Zollinger Traffic noise leads to inaccuracies and delays in...
Jab-free dengue immunity could be just a click away
Credit: The University of Queensland A dengue virus vaccine candidate has passed an important milestone, with promising results in animal model testing providing hope to...
Evaluation of the diagnostic criteria for anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in children
Credit: TMIMS Anti-NMDA receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis was first reported to develop in female young adults with ovarian teratoma. However, another study with a larger cohort...
New study reveals where memories of familiar places are stored in the brain
Researchers reveal three brain areas that bridge the brain's perception and memory systemsCredit: Figure by A.Steel et al. As we move through the world, what...
Largest-ever study of artificial insemination in sharks–and the occasional ‘virgin birth’
Credit: Photo by Jay Harvey, Aquarium of the Pacific It's a tough time to be a shark. Pollution, industrialized fishing, and climate change threaten marine...
Orangutan finding highlights need to protect habitat
Iconic great apes in Borneo lost muscle during fruit shortagesCredit: Kristana Parinters Makur/Tuanan Orangutan Research Project Wild orangutans are known for their ability to survive...
Scientists find molecular patterns that may help identify extraterrestrial life
Upcoming Solar System exploration missions will search for extraterrestrial (ET) life, but ET life may not be like Earth life; a new mass spectrometry analysis...
Life may have become cellular by using unusual molecules
All modern life is cellular, but how life came to be cellular remains uncertain. New research suggests chemical compounds likely common on primitive Earth may...
