Lab Down Under

Lab Down Under offers a spotlight on Australia's best science from groundbreaking discoveries to smaller papers which still have an impact.

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The use of #genomics is changing how the medical sector diagnoses and manages #cancer with tissue pathologists lying at the forefront of this evolution, a new review by @UQMedicine scientists has found: https://t.co/i3nUwY54y1

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New research from @CurtinSpaceSci suggests that the solar wind created water on the surface of tiny dust grains in space and that this provided Earth with an abundance of water on the surface: https://t.co/zpbNyo9nLG

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#Cancer is causing fewer deaths in Australia according to a biennial large-scale analysis by the @aihw. However, there’s still plenty of work to do: https://t.co/EpCi2FifG1

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It isn’t just the agonising pain – #endometriosis also robs women of their job security, according to a new study by @wardlejon of @SCUonline and @drmikenz of @westernsydneyu: https://t.co/Ex6jao60Ch

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A new study from @ZoeAmberThomas of @unswbees estimates that #globalwarming could push the #Antarctic ice sheet past a tipping point in as little as 10 years: https://t.co/1k5ZeJv7uy

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A new report by @CSIRO highlights a looming wave of new #extinctions and outlines two futures for Australia, one based on an unsustainable ‘business as usual’ approach and the other on implementing targeted actions that will save our unique #biodiversity:https://t.co/HKmpV2fjLV

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Scientists @macowling and @AmyJohnsonPhD of @CQUni look at the "complicated" evidence as to whether our #smartphones really do slow down over time: https://t.co/K3yJs4Zlnj

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Professor Melissa de Zwart of @Flinders University on why #Russia's recent use of anti-satellite technology was an irresponsible and menacing action in the context of recent progress towards global agreements on the responsible use of #outerspace: https://t.co/WO8FBHfzM8

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Australian scientists Dr Michael Crawford of the @SoilCRC and @BudimanSoil of @Sydney_Uni explain #soilcarbon, a major part of the federal government’s #netzero plan and answer the question of whether it can really live up to the hype: https://t.co/4kzwVQy5db

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COVID has proven again to be the gift that keeps giving, with @ANUmedia’s @ozworders announcing that #strollout, the slow implementation of a #COVID19vaccination program, is its word of the year: https://t.co/IC02z7tHEs

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Scientist @theplantpressAU from @RBGSydney has made what is being described as a once-in-a-lifetime discovery, finding a new plant species on the giant rock of #Uluru in Australia. What's more, the fig has been hiding in plain sight for years: https://t.co/zOIDTcaXSK

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Earlier this week, the #InternationalSpaceStation was forced to maneouvre out of the way of a potential collision with #spacejunk, writes @Aussie_Starman and Professor Brad Carter of @usqedu: https://t.co/oRuGKjGENx

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A pre-clinical study by @eatlikeanimals of @Sydney_Uni’s @CPC_usyd suggests the makeup of our #diet could be more powerful than drugs in keeping conditions like diabetes, stroke and #heartdisease at bay: https://t.co/YwFfqnSTLZ

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Researchers @BobLeung4, @greeninglab and @StevenChown1 of @Monash_Science studied 451 different kinds of #bacteria from frozen soils in East #Antarctica and found most of them live by using hydrogen from the air as a fuel: https://t.co/jR9034UsnA

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A new study by an international team including @MCRI_for_kids has found that regular, affordable antibiotic treatment significantly reduced the risk of underlying rheumatic #heartdisease progression in children and adolescents: https://t.co/njuCDlVt4v

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The School of Aviation at @UNSWScience is attempting to work out what can improve young drivers’ behaviour in their first six months of driving and needs volunteers who have just got their P-plates to take part: https://t.co/VrTUZlkemB

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@DrBridgetHarris @QUT My pleasure. It's important work you're doing!

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Researcher @DrBridgetHarris from @QUT on how ‘safety by design’ can reduce stalking and domestic violence through the use of technology and fake social media identities: https://t.co/UKStieZrf1

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Scientists from the @CSIRO are using #artificialintelligence and #machinelearning to help identify harmful algae in waterways: https://t.co/OsszPVKkqZ

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Australian researcher @doyouseewhy of @MaterResearch has flipped the idea that the #microbiome drives #autistic peoples' behaviour, instead finding that selective eating commonly found in children on the spectrum shapes the gut's biota: https://t.co/ai0ZVkuFId

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Researcher @DanaKai222 from @CSIRO is using #AI to build chatbots which can more appropriately react and respond to individuals who are expressing #suicidal thoughts: https://t.co/5gAitaaCb8