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- Australia may soon have the jump on cane toads after a not-for-profit was granted an exclusive licence to market an IMB-designed bait for the invasive pests.
- Drug discovery research at IMB has been given a $12.9 million boost of Australian Government funding, to push the boundaries for more targeted, efficient new medicines.
- 24 August 2021Endometriosis is like a giant jigsaw puzzle and IMB researchers are focused on finding and connecting the pieces to help affected women.
- For every life-saving antibiotic introduced, bacteria have developed varying levels of resistance, replicating and adapting faster than human cells.
- Researchers are daring to discover urgently needed new drugs and therapies from one of the most painful plants in Australia.
- Chronic pain is a life-altering condition, but the answer to this devastating condition could come from an animal with a deadly sting.
- It might be one of the most feared arachnids in the world, but research shows the deadly funnel web spider could make the difference between life and death for heart attack victims.
- Solar biotechnologies are being designed to expand Australian advanced manufacture, from next-generation COVID therapeutics through to renewable fuels.
- Associate Professor Markus Muttenthaler has been awarded an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship.
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