Yeast dust makes a cheap, fast virus test
Researchers from The University of Queensland have made a dust from baker's yeast that can detect COVID-19 and could safeguard communities against future pandemics.
Researchers from The University of Queensland have made a dust from baker's yeast that can detect COVID-19 and could safeguard communities against future pandemics.
Bio & Medicine
Jun 26, 2023
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University of Queensland researchers have found bottlenose dolphins in Moreton Bay off Brisbane could be teaching other dolphins to "beg" for food from recreational fishers, with the behavior creating short and long-term ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2023
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University of Queensland researchers have shown for the first time that some of the world's most painful ant stings target nerves, like snake and scorpion venom. This research is published in Nature Communications.
Plants & Animals
Jun 6, 2023
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University of Queensland researchers have shown Australian tobacco plants could be used as 'biofactories' to manufacture medicines on a large scale.
Biotechnology
Jun 1, 2023
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University of Queensland researchers have developed a nanoparticle to take a chemotherapy drug into fast growing, aggressive brain tumors.
Bio & Medicine
May 31, 2023
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A comprehensive map of the genome of a native lime species that is resistant to a devastating citrus disease could be the key to preventing that disease entering Australia.
Molecular & Computational biology
May 12, 2023
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University of Queensland researchers have used artificial intelligence to build a 3D map of key cell components to better understand dementia and infectious diseases including COVID-19.
Cell & Microbiology
May 11, 2023
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A University of Queensland study has found humpback whales sing louder when the wind is noisy, but don't have the same reaction to boat engines.
Ecology
May 11, 2023
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A study co-led by The University of Queensland has found Australia is lagging behind similar countries in funding basic research, particularly in the medical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 20, 2023
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A full 50% of Earth's surface must remain vegetated if humanity is to meet international goals for maintaining essentials such as food, clean water, and air, according to new research published in Conservation Biology.
Ecology
Apr 19, 2023
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