DNA

Sciences & Technology
Scientists are discovering the deepest evolutionary secrets of Australia’s marsupial mole
Marsupial moles, Australia's enigmatic subterranean mammals, offer a fascinating glimpse into evolution, adaptation and conservation

Health & Medicine
The future of cancer is very personal
Precision medicine allows us to develop treatments for a specific disease in one person. But we must ensure all Australians can access these benefits

Health & Medicine
Book extract
How epigenetics is transforming our understanding of evolution
A new book reveals how a population’s non-genetic responses to environmental change are central to the process of evolution

Sciences & Technology
Under the Microscope
From art restorer to DNA explorer
Torn between fine art and science, Associate Professor Elizabeth Hinde tried both, before finding her dream role in studying the nuclear architecture of living cells

Health & Medicine
Following cancer’s status updates
Developing cancer tumours shed microscopic amounts of information into our bloodstream and deciphering these messages provides new ways to diagnose and treat it

Health & Medicine
Our genetic strength in numbers
By combining global datasets, researchers can give more people access to genomic medicine, personalised treatment and knowledge of human DNA and disease

Health & Medicine
Will Australia be left behind in the cancer genomics revolution?
Australia’s world-class medical research has transformed cancer care, but patients may not see the benefits of new genetic testing without new funding models

Health & Medicine
Silencing disease-causing genes
DNA is tightly packed in our cells but new research shows how it unravels to switch genes on and off, potentially helping us understand how to silence a disease-causing gene

Sciences & Technology
Piecing thylacine DNA back together
New research is using genomes from living thylacine relatives to build a new, chromosome-scale genome for the de-extinction of the Tasmanian tiger

Sciences & Technology
Welcome to the mRNA revolution
A Melbourne-based startup has built an mRNA platform that Australian scientists can use to accelerate their research