Biology
Sciences & Technology
Under the Microscope
Healing wounds with differential equations
Professor Jennifer Flegg uses mathematics to solve biological problems like wound healing and infectious diseases
Sciences & Technology
Insects have more complex immune systems than we thought
Ants, beetles, and all other invertebrates have complex immune systems which can protect their offspring
Sciences & Technology
The fly DNA fighting killer bacteria
The genome of an Australian fly has won an evolutionary “arms race” against a killer bacteria by evolving to co-exist with it
Sciences & Technology
Understanding how a cell becomes a person - with maths
There are trillions of cells in the human body, and researchers are developing new mathematics to understand how they work
Sciences & Technology
How plants tell time
Unlike us, plants can’t head to the fridge for a midnight snack, but a new study shows they sense time at dusk to conserve energy produced from sunlight during the day
Sciences & Technology
Under the Microscope
The mathematics of evolution
Dr Jared Field’s work in mathematical biology is trying to understand real-world issues – from sleep and menopause, to the hard science behind traditional Indigenous practices
Sciences & Technology
New dimensions in colour
Animals like beetles and birds are teaching us new ways of understanding colour at a nanoscale, which could change the way we manufacture it
Health & Medicine
Podcast
Molecules in motion
Why Cryo-EM, or speed-freezing molecules to create 3D images that can diagnose human cell behaviour, is taking the structural biology world by storm
Sciences & Technology
Podcast
Standing up for science
Nobel Laureate Professor Randy Schekman on the value of scepticism, and why the scientific method needs to be defended now more than ever
Environment
Engineering plants for a sustainable future
Scientists have discovered the genetic master switches for a plant’s body mass production and it brings with it the potential to produce new biomaterials and bioplastics