The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

No idle chatter: study finds malaria parasites ‘talk’ to each other

Melbourne scientists have made the surprise discovery that malaria parasites can ‘talk’ to each other – a social behaviour to ensure the parasite’s survival and improve its chances of being...

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Research reveals cancer-suppressing protein ʻmultitasksʼ

The understanding of how a powerful protein called p53 protects against cancer development has been upended by a discovery by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers.

More than half of human...

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Australian statistician elected Fellow of the Royal Society

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researcher Professor Terry Speed has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy promoting excellence in science.

Professor Speed’s...

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