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Century-old lock of hair backtracks early human migration

aboriginal_manAN Australian research team including international scientists has published findings that reinterpret the history of early Aboriginal descendants.

 

Unlocking the landscape of mitochondrial gene expression and regulation

Mitochondria_01A PREMIER biological journal has recently published a paper by researchers from the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) and UWA.

   

Western Australian wins Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science

G_protein-coupled_receptorsWESTERN Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) Associate Professor Kevin Pfleger has won the 2011 Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science, for his creative approach to solve disparate chronic diseases using sea pansies and jellyfish.

 

WA researchers help map human mitochondria

mitochondriaWA RESEARCHERS are involved the world’s first mapping of all genetic information in the human cell’s mitochondria, by using next generation gene-sequencing technology.

   

Destroyed crops posed no risk

gm_wheatTHE Australian Academy of Science has condemned Greenpeace, after activists destroyed a genetically-modified crop trial at the CSIRO in Canberra.

 

Universal code for RNA recognition unveiled by PUF proteins

ReplicationSCIENTISTS at the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) and the UWA Centre for Medical Research have produced artificial proteins that enable genes to be turned on or off.

   

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