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  1. 22 March 2024 - Go Figure

    Are you a mosquito magnet? Here’s why and what you can do about it

    There are some people who just seem to attract mosquitoes, but what’s the science behind it? University of Melbourne experts explain why beer might be involved.

  2. 29 February 2024 - Science Matters

    Scientists and government agencies are targeting mosquitoes with bacteria

    The Wolbachia bacterium prevents mosquitoes from spreading dengue fever – a new strain is now protecting people in Malaysia, say University of Melbourne experts

  3. 26 February 2024 - Health & Medicine

    A new monitoring tool is making vaccine rollouts safer

    University of Melbourne researchers are utilising large datasets to investigate rare vaccine side effects and respond to community concerns faster.

  4. 1 February 2024 - Science Matters

    The breeding trap targeting Melbourne’s growing mozzie problem

    A mosquito trap that significantly reduces egg numbers may help control diseases like the Buruli ulcer in Victoria, say University of Melbourne experts.

  5. 5 June 2023 - Science Matters

    Everyone has a part to play in food safety

    The WHO's World Food Safety Day reminds us we can all help prevent illness from food-borne disease with simple steps, says a University of Melbourne expert

  6. 23 May 2023 - Inside Business

    The business leaders ‘hiding’ chronic illness

    The impacts of long-term illness are being felt in the workforce, but managers are hiding their health over career concerns, say University of Melbourne experts

  7. 7 December 2022 - Science Matters

    Captive breeding to prevent extinction

    New University of Melbourne research into the embryo health of captive bred Southern Corroboree frogs may help their survival and guide conservation efforts.

  8. 10 July 2022 - Animals, Food & You

    The treatments keeping landmine detection dogs in the field

    New University of Melbourne research identifies the best treatments to protect Cambodia’s crucial landmine detection dogs from deadly tick-borne diseases

  9. 12 April 2022 - Health & Wellbeing

    Silencing disease-causing genes

    DNA unravels to switch genes on and off, potentially helping us toward understanding how to silence disease-causing genes, say University of Melbourne experts

  10. 25 February 2022 - Engineering & Technology

    Welcome to the mRNA revolution

    A University of Melbourne startup has built an mRNA platform that Australian scientists can use to accelerate their research, going beyond the COVID-19 vaccine.