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A molecule found in the venom of a deadly Australian spider could prevent damage caused by a heart attack and extend the life of donor hearts used for organ transplants.

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Researchers have unlocked a source of bacteria-killing peptides from an Australian caterpillar that has venom toxins similar to those produced by spiders, wasps, bees and ants.

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A juvenile arthritis treatment could hold the key for some future cancer patients, including children with leukaemia, to avoid the worst side effects of chemotherapy.

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The world’s largest study of genetic factors in peptic ulcer disease has found that stomach ulcers are linked to depression.

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Synthetic cannabidiol, the main nonpsychoactive component of cannabis, has been shown to kill the bacteria responsible for gonorrhoea, meningitis and legionnaires disease, and could lead to the to the first new class of antibiotics for resistant bacteria in 60 years.

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Tiny fluorescent probes are being used to monitor the interactions of antibiotics with hundreds to thousands of individual bacteria

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A potential therapy for treating COVID-19 has been identified after researchers blocked the virus from the receptor neuropilin-1 (NRP1), a previously unknown avenue for COVID-19 to bind and enter cells.

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The protein MR1 plays an important role in controlling the threat of bacteria, but where, and how, it recognises the threat could contribute to new immune-boosting treatments.

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A gene that helps to control inflammation increases the risk of obesity and was turned off in an animal model to stop weight gain.

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Molecules from the venom of one of the world’s largest spiders could help tailor pain blockers for people with irritable bowel syndrome.

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New research has discovered the painful toxins wielded by a giant Australian stinging tree are similar to the venom found in spiders and marine predators…

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A new study has suggested that algae living in partnership with coral bypass a molecular mechanism found in organisms, including human and plants, to exchange DNA during sex.

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Researchers may have developed a key component for a new class of antibiotics after improving a molecule found in the marine sandworm that kills superbugs.

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Researchers have designed a mini-protein from the venom of tarantulas that may lead to an alternative method of treating pain and reduce the cases of addiction to opioids

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A neurotoxin produced by harmful blue-green algae has been found to target a gene linked to Parkinson’s disease, according to new research.

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MAIT cells can, depending on the signal, either help fight bacteria or contribute to cancer and autoimmune diseases

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Newly discovered compounds containing metals such as silver and zinc could hold the key in the fight against the global threat of antibiotic resistance.

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New class of painkiller found in the mud

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A pathway to designing improved antibiotics has been opened after new research identified the cellular machinery that helps bacteria construct their defences.

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Researchers are exploring “some of the weirdest genomes” to understand the relationship break down between coral and the algae that lives within inside it…

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A toxin-delivering nanomachine that lights itself up like a Christmas tree could be the key to breaking pesticide resistance in insects and, potentially, may pave the way to new avenues of treating cancer.

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Researchers have potentially discovered new avenues to harness zinc and fight one of the world’s most common bacterial infections – urinary tract infections.

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A drug candidate has blocked inflammasome activation in animal models of Parkinson's and prevented the loss of brain cells, resulting in markedly improved motor function

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Australian researchers have published the most in-depth study of exactly how human stem cells can be turned into heart cells

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Unprecedented real-time 3D images of macrophages gulping surrounding fluid show they use projections with membrane strung between, like tent poles.

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A peptide that kills the malaria (Plasmodium) parasite and without harming healthy cells has been developed.

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Blood samples can be used to identify gene targets for brain-related traits and diseases such as IQ and schizophrenia

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A molecule found in the venom of a deadly Australian spider could prevent damage caused by a heart attack and extend the life of donor hearts used for organ transplants.

Researchers have unlocked a source of bacteria-killing peptides from an Australian caterpillar that has venom toxins similar to those produced by spiders, wasps, bees and ants.

A juvenile arthritis treatment could hold the key for some future cancer patients, including children with leukaemia, to avoid the worst side effects of chemotherapy.

The world’s largest study of genetic factors in peptic ulcer disease has found that stomach ulcers are linked to depression.

Synthetic cannabidiol, the main nonpsychoactive component of cannabis, has been shown to kill the bacteria responsible for gonorrhoea, meningitis and legionnaires disease, and could lead to the to the first new class of antibiotics for resistant bacteria in 60 years.

Tiny fluorescent probes are being used to monitor the interactions of antibiotics with hundreds to thousands of individual bacteria

A potential therapy for treating COVID-19 has been identified after researchers blocked the virus from the receptor neuropilin-1 (NRP1), a previously unknown avenue for COVID-19 to bind and enter cells.

The protein MR1 plays an important role in controlling the threat of bacteria, but where, and how, it recognises the threat could contribute to new immune-boosting treatments.

A gene that helps to control inflammation increases the risk of obesity and was turned off in an animal model to stop weight gain.

Molecules from the venom of one of the world’s largest spiders could help tailor pain blockers for people with irritable bowel syndrome.

New research has discovered the painful toxins wielded by a giant Australian stinging tree are similar to the venom found in spiders and marine predators…

A new study has suggested that algae living in partnership with coral bypass a molecular mechanism found in organisms, including human and plants, to exchange DNA during sex.

Researchers may have developed a key component for a new class of antibiotics after improving a molecule found in the marine sandworm that kills superbugs.

Researchers have designed a mini-protein from the venom of tarantulas that may lead to an alternative method of treating pain and reduce the cases of addiction to opioids

A neurotoxin produced by harmful blue-green algae has been found to target a gene linked to Parkinson’s disease, according to new research.

MAIT cells can, depending on the signal, either help fight bacteria or contribute to cancer and autoimmune diseases

Newly discovered compounds containing metals such as silver and zinc could hold the key in the fight against the global threat of antibiotic resistance.

New class of painkiller found in the mud

A pathway to designing improved antibiotics has been opened after new research identified the cellular machinery that helps bacteria construct their defences.

Researchers are exploring “some of the weirdest genomes” to understand the relationship break down between coral and the algae that lives within inside it…

A toxin-delivering nanomachine that lights itself up like a Christmas tree could be the key to breaking pesticide resistance in insects and, potentially, may pave the way to new avenues of treating cancer.

Researchers have potentially discovered new avenues to harness zinc and fight one of the world’s most common bacterial infections – urinary tract infections.

A drug candidate has blocked inflammasome activation in animal models of Parkinson's and prevented the loss of brain cells, resulting in markedly improved motor function

Australian researchers have published the most in-depth study of exactly how human stem cells can be turned into heart cells

Unprecedented real-time 3D images of macrophages gulping surrounding fluid show they use projections with membrane strung between, like tent poles.

A peptide that kills the malaria (Plasmodium) parasite and without harming healthy cells has been developed.

Blood samples can be used to identify gene targets for brain-related traits and diseases such as IQ and schizophrenia