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World-leading critical care team joins IMB

The Critical Care Research Group has joined IMB to help accelerate translational research

A molecule sourced from funnel web spider venom shows promise as a safe and effective drug for heart attacks.

Taking a deep dive into the genetics of taste, Dr Daniel Hwang explores which taste preferences are the most inherited and why.

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Some of us love to be tucked up in bed by a particular time every night, and others go to bed when they start to feel tired, or when they’ve finally finished everything. What is the best time to go to bed and should we be aiming for that?

The Edge: Infection

The latest research and discovery

We are tackling the problem of drug-resistant bacteria through developing new diagnostics and treatments, and by empowering the community with knowledge on how to fight back against the threat of superbugs.

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