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31/01/12

Drs Maria Kauppi (left) and Ashley Ng from the institute's Cancer and Haematology division study blood 'progenitor' cells, which expand and mature in times of stress to replace lost or damaged blood cells.

Surprise finding redraws ‘map’ of blood cell production

A study of the cells that respond to crises in the blood system has yielded a few surprises, redrawing the ‘map’ of how blood cells are made in the body.

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19/01/12

Professor Alan Cowman (above) and colleagues have discovered a molecule that is key to malaria's 'invisibility cloak'.

Unveiling malaria’s ‘cloak of invisibility’

The discovery by researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of a molecule that is key to malaria’s ‘invisibility cloak’ will help to better understand how the parasite causes disease and...

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17/01/12

Professor Andreas Strasser (above) and Dr Stefan Glaser have led a research team that identifed a new Achilles heel in acute myeloid leukaemia.

Cell death researchers identify new Achilles heel in acute myeloid leukaemia

Melbourne researchers have discovered that acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), an aggressive blood cancer with poor prognosis, may be susceptible to medications that target a protein called Mcl-1.

The...

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