Scientists have determined the structure of the enzyme endomannosidase, significantly advancing our understanding of how a group of devastating human viruses including HIV and Hepatitis C hijack human enzymes to reproduce and cause disease.
A new type of sugar could help prevent heart disease, according to latest research by Dr Corin Storkey and Professor Carl Schiesser from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology at The University of Melbourne.
Scientists have identified a significant problem with current biodiversity management programs and are urging for a large-scale review into conservation techniques that deal with the effects of climate change. The research is published in the latest edition of Nature.
Scientists from the University of Melbourne are joining forces with the Department of Primary Industries to form an Australian first research centre that will tackle the challenges Australia’s agriculture industry faces under a changing climate.
A new study has revealed that human-induced changes in the flow of the Murray River has led to mass weed invasion and reduced biodiversity in wetlands along the riverbank, highlighting the need for a review into how we manage the river’s flow.
Expert scientists from across Australia have joined forces to enhance public understanding of climate change science through an innovative question-answer style report, launched yesterday.
Internationally-renowned conservation biologist Professor Stephen Hopper will present novel ideas on how we can use plants to mitigate climate change, in a public lecture at the University of Melbourne this week.
Scientists from the University of Melbourne will investigate new tools that could accurately predict breast cancer risk after receiving more than $100,000 in funding from the Victorian Government’s 2010 Victorian Cancer Agency grants.
Researchers have collected venom from octopuses in Antarctica for the first time, significantly advancing our understanding of the properties of venom as a potential resource for drug-development.
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