Proteins

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Sciences & Technology

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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

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Health & Medicine

Uncovering the triggers of severe COVID-19 in kids

New research finds that proteins in the blood may tell us the triggers of severe COVID-19 in children

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Health & Medicine

How do we overcome two global health pandemics?

Obesity is a major risk factor for severe COVID-19, and as the world rolls out SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, the obesity pandemic remains – but new research may help to change that

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Sciences & Technology

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Podcasts

The tiny world of peptides

Many commonly available cosmetic and health products contain peptides – but what actually are they and what do they do in the human body?

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Health & Medicine

Exposing the Achilles’ Heel of a major cancer gene

Recent genetic research has identified a surprising vulnerability of lymphoma cells that may lead to a new approach for cancer treatment

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Sciences & Technology

What plant proteins can tell us about Alzheimer’s

Plant biologists have described how a protein called CC1 helps plants to grow under salt stress and, intriguingly, it shares features with a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease

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Health & Medicine

Our cancer preventing genes revealed

In a world first, Melbourne scientists have discovered how the most important cancer-preventing gene, called p53, stops the development of lymphoma – and potentially other types of cancer

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Environment

Unlocking the inner workings of plant growth

Sustainable biofuels are closer to reality after the discovery of a key step in plant cell wall production.