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Scientists from The University of Queensland have revealed the difference between a stem cell and other blood vessel cells.

Gene clues reveal stem cell identity

Published on: 30 May 2019

IMB researcher Dr Sam Lukowski has helped reveal the difference between a stem cell and other blood vessels.

The symbiotic algae growing inside the coral polyps of Acropora tenuis

Coral and algae relationship the key to understanding bleaching

Published on: 14 May 2019

IMB scientists are using genomics to unravel the secrets behind the forces between algae and coral, which cause coral bleaching.

Researchers at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience have reshaped our understanding of a critical step in microbial evolution.

Microbial 'Tree of Life' taken to another dimension

Published on: 11 December 2018

Microbial Genomics

Medical genomics and bioinformatics

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Researchers track evolution of TB superbugs in PNG

Published on: 12 February 2018

A joint University of Queensland and Queensland Health-led team has completed the first genetic analysis of TB strains circulating on PNG’s Daru Island, a major hotspot for TB outbreaks on Australia’s doorstep.

International family: IMB expands its alumni community

Published on: 30 January 2018

The Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) has celebrated the graduations of its first PhD students from Serbia and Nepal, who investigated rare neurodegenerative disorders and diagnostic tools for dengue fever.

Video: Fighting sepsis

Published on: 13 November 2018

IMB researchers and Dr Luregn Schlapbach from the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital are fighting sepsis through developing better diagnostics

Fighting sepsis

IMB's Dr Lachlan Coin and Dr Luregn Schlapbach from the Lady Client Children's Hospital are fighting sepsis through developing better diagnostics

New method helps researchers piece together the puzzle of antibiotic resistance

Published on: 22 February 2017

Researchers from The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) have developed a faster and more accurate method for assembling genomes that could help clinicians rapidly identify antibiotic-resistant infections.