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- If you could take a test that would reveal the diseases you and your family might be more likely to get, would you want to do it? Rapid developments in gene testing technologies have sparked debate about whether healthy Australians should undergo genetic testing.
- 27 October 2017Q&A with Angela Salanitri
Human Resources Advisor, Institute Professional Services Team - Our #sciart gallery explores the building blocks of life itself in remarkable and unprecedented detail.
- A program that engages rural Australian communities with science also boosts visibility and career development for women researchers, a University of Queensland-led study has found.
- Professor Jian Yang, whose pioneering work has helped unravel the complexity of the human genome and genetic traits, has won the 2017 Prime Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year.
- Researchers are going 'back to the future' to develop a forgotten antibiotic into a new treatment for life-threatening bacterial infections resistant to all known antibiotics.
- The Heart Foundation has partnered with IMB to project an image of a blood vessel network in celebration of cardiovascular research and recognition of World Heart Day on Friday 29 September.
- 90 seconds with PhD student Bronwyn Smithies
- 22 September 2017Q&A with John Srnka, IMB Workshop Manager
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