How much plastic does it take to kill a turtle?

The risk that plastic pollution poses to the world’s declining sea turtle populations has been quantified for the first time.

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Tiny jellyfish discovery is bigger than you'd think

Our researchers recently discovered and described two new species of tiny jellyfish which sizes are close to 2 mm of diameter as full grown adults.

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Explosions in the sky: ASKAP detects 20 new Fast Radio Bursts

Australian researchers using a our ASKAP radio telescope in Western Australia have nearly doubled the known number of 'fast radio bursts'— powerful flashes of radio waves from deep space. The team's discoveries include the closest and brightest fast radio bursts ever detected.

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Putting cancer to sleep

Australian scientists have discovered a new type of anti-cancer drug that can put cancer cells into a permanent sleep, without the harmful side-effects caused by conventional cancer therapies like chemotherapy and radiotherapy. These traditional treatments cause irreversible DNA damage targeting both cancer cells and healthy cells. The new class of drugs will focus on cancer cells only, leading to better treatment for cancer patients.

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Love your guts for improved health

With a growing body of research linking gut health with conditions such as cancer, obesity, and auto-immune diseases, we've launched a new diet focused on improving gut health.

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Green whistle gets green light

We’re helping ease the pain of global expansion for a local biomedical company.

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Smartphones the stick needed to eat more carrots

Smartphone apps could be key to addressing Australia’s significant under-consumption of vegetables, especially with men and people who are overweight or obese.

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CSIRO spotlights beautiful but deadly diseases at Vivid Sydney

Visitors to Vivid Sydney 2018 will be able to catch a glimpse of the beauty and danger of deadly viruses and bacteria as they are expanded up to a billion times in size, at the iconic festival of light, with the help of CSIRO - Australia’s national science agency.

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Resourceful issue 22 December 2020 - January 2021

Future innovations for new jobs and industries.

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Scientists uncover volcanic lost world off the Tasmanian coast

The lost world was uncovered during detailed seafloor mapping by CSIRO research vessel Investigator while on a 25-day research voyage led by scientists from the Australian National University (ANU). The mapping has revealed, for the first time, a diverse chain of volcanic seamounts located in deep water about 400km east of Tasmania.

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