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- Researchers have solved the structure of a complex molecular machine responsible for sorting and transporting cellular cargo.
- Venom from the giant red bull ant is helping IMB scientists understand the evolution of animal toxins in work that could lead to better treatments for pain.
- A University of Queensland research discovery reveals how the body puts the brakes on inflammation, a discovery that will help us understand how poorly controlled inflammation exacerbates diseases including cystic fibrosis, Alzheimer’s, atherosclerosis and cancer.
- Professor Glenn King and partners have discovered a peptide in the venom of funnel-web spiders that could drastically reduce brain damage following stroke.
- Inside one in ten women an invasive disease is ravaging reproductive and surrounding organs. It causes serious pain and in some cases, infertility. It’s called endometriosis and we know very little about it.
- For the first time, scientists have seen in exquisite, real-time detail how immune cells survey their surroundings to detect threats to our health.
- Two IMB researchers are among a group of 100 female scientists from around the world taking part in a year-long leadership scheme culminating in an Antarctic voyage.
- Researchers from the Institute for Molecular Bioscience have revealed the genetic causes of neurological degeneration, which could be a key to slowing the progression of devastating diseases including cerebellar ataxias and neurodegenerative conditions.
- A peptide from the venom of the spider Heteroscoda maculata can restore the neural deficiencies that trigger seizures associated with Dravet syndrome, a devastating form of childhood epilepsy.
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