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Australian Museum Eureka Prize Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Australians celebrated the best of homegrown science at the 25th Australian Museum Eureka Prize gala dinner.
The Unexpected Role Of B Cells In The Thymus
Once assumed only to produce antibodies, B cells have now been shown to also participate in the creation of T regulatory cells.
Bake Your Own Droplet Lens
Turn your smartphone into a microscope that has 160 times magnifying power with a cheap, do-it-yourself lens.
Fluorescent Switch Allows Scientists To Track Cancer
A new genetically engineered mouse will allow scientists to map the progression of cancer in real time.
Harmful Immune Responses Dampened By Blocking Cytokine IL-21
Mice lacking the receptor for the cytokine IL-21 have less severe symptoms, suggesting that IL-21 is a potential therapeutic target in immune diseases.
Gastric Banding Rapidly Reverses Diabetes
Researchers have shown that gastric banding, a form of weight loss surgery, brings about rapid reversal of diabetes in some patients.
Obesity Gene Affects Hip Fracture Risk
Australian researchers have demonstrated a strong association between the FTO (fat and obesity) gene and hip fracture in women.
Genetic Research Shows Single Approach To Obesity Won’t Work
Researchers hope for a simple, single solution to stem the obesity epidemic, but this may be an implausible, if not impossible, goal, writes Arthur Jenkins and Lesley Campbell.
Genome’s 3D Structure Shapes How Genes Are Expressed
An international team of scientists has analyzed the genome's three-dimensional structure at high resolution.
