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- It’s no secret that the world has a problem with plastic. An IMB research team examined the future of plastics and how tiny species of algae and bacteria may help us produce more environmentally friendly versions.
- A genomic analysis of organisms that interact with coral could help scientists chart a path to revive reefs damaged by climate change.
- Associate Professor Andrew Mallett will receive a 2019 Distinguished Young Alumni Award for his work on the genetics of inherited kidney disease and co-founding of Australia’s first renal genetics clinical service and program.
- The Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt MP visited UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience to announce more than $440 million in NHMRC funding for Australian health researchers.
- An Australian group of researchers have helped develop the world’s most detailed gene map of the human retina.
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience researchers have discovered that environmental conditions can increase or decrease the effect of inherited genetic variations.
- Professor Rob Capon's UQ Cane Toad Challenge has been boosted by a Queensland Citizen Science grant.
- A grant from the Children’s Hospital Foundation will help Dr Laura Genovesi juggle family and tackle childhood brain cancer treatments.
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