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- The Strep A Outbreak Prevention Team has won a 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research
- The assassin bug lies in wait in plants, poised to ambush its prey. Related to cicadas and aphids, it has a large appetite, catching any unsuspecting invertebrates, like caterpillars or bees, for its next meal.
- IMB researchers have described how cells change their shape to move through crowded spaces – knowledge which can be applied to diseases such as cancer and osteoarthritis.
- IMB researchers have unlocked crucial molecular secrets of ageing in cells, potentially paving the way to improve quality of life as people age.
- IMB is housing a UQ-led training centre to tackle the global crisis of antimicrobial-resistant infections.
- IMB researchers have generated transgenic quail embryos to see key developmental stages in real-time.
- Bacterial biofilms have been linked to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but what exactly are they and how do we get rid of them?
- The ‘electric caterpillar’ is a public menace to gardeners in Townsville and the North-East of Australia but IMB researchers are looking beyond their painful stings to their potential as sources for new medicines and insecticides.
- Emeritus Professor Peter Andrews has recognised for his efforts to create and foster the state’s knowledge economy.
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