New research is using genomes from living thylacine relatives to build a new, chromosome-scale genome for the de-extinction of the Tasmanian tiger Scientists are calling for a herbicide banned in the ...

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A new way of pulling particles with light has the potential to make biopsies less invasive, University of Melbourne experts say ...

Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Digital Transformation of Health & Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences, University of ...

As the world faces escalating political crises, and society grapples with many complex issues, informed, rational and respectful dialogue is essential. This series brings together experts in their ...

Chair, Palliative Medicine, Centre for Cancer Research, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne; St Vincent's Hospital Understanding palliative care’s ‘image ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for policies and programs to support older people’s desire to live and thrive in their own healthy community Dementia cases have doubled over the ...

When algorithms make important decisions, we also need to involve humans who understand the context, explains AI and ethics researcher Jeannie Paterson Professor Phil Batterham discusses his work on ...

From microwaves and robots, to ancient seeds and drones, a once experimental farm is still innovating after 140 years, but these days the agricultural challenges are global ...

As most successful companies will know, building effective corporate culture is very rewarding, but also challenging. It requires senior managers to create shared values and embed those values in ...