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- Professor David Craik has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia.
- IMB researchers have shown for the first time that some of the world’s most painful ant stings target nerves
- IMB researchers have shown it is possible to scale up production of medicines in plants
- An anti-inflammatory found in probiotic bacteria shows promise for treating inflammatory bowel disease.
- Thought to be exclusively controlled by the brain, researchers have shown that the liver also controls the circadian clock.
- Building the first 3D model of the Commander complex, a bundle of proteins that act as ‘postal workers’ in cells.
- The toxin in the Australian stinging tree causes pain in a way never seen before, uncovering potential for new types of pain relief.
- Understanding how immune cells respond to the SARS-CoV-2 virus will help prevent runaway inflammation.
- IMB researchers have studied all four types of bacteria that cause sepsis to identify new targets for antibiotics.
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