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Dr Natasha Jansz and Associate Professor Marnie Blewitt

Policing protein restrains genes to enable healthy development

Melbourne scientists have shown for the first time how a protein called SMCHD1 helps to police healthy development in the body.

21 August 2018
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Gene silencing critical for normal breast development

Our researchers have discovered that normal breast development relies on a genetic ‘brake’, a protein complex that keeps swathes of genes silenced.

 

17 August 2018
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Beauty in science unveiled with Melbourne exhibition

Art of Science 2018 opens today with stunning images and videos captured by our researchers tackling some of the biggest challenges facing global health.

10 August 2018
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New immune defenders added to blood cell 'atlas'

Our researchers have revealed the identities of new subsets of immune cells at the frontline of our body’s defenses against infection.

7 August 2018
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Associate Professor Tim Thomas, Anne Voss and Jonathan Baell

New anti-cancer drugs put cancers to sleep…permanently

Melbourne 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.

2 August 2018
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New finding could ‘pause and rewind’ lung cancer

A team of Institute researchers have discovered how to stop and reverse the growth of lung cancer with a potent combination of three molecules.

1 August 2018
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Dr Melissa Davis and Dr Joseph Cursons

‘All-star’ team of molecules could be key to improving cancer therapy

A team of tiny molecules that work together to make cancer cells less aggressive has been discovered by Australian researchers.

26 July 2018
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Dr Jason Brouwer

Campaigner for social equality named as Eureka Prize finalist

Dr Jason Brouwer, an Institute researcher and campaigner for social equality, is a finalist for the 2018 3M Eureka Prize for Emerging Leader in Science.

25 July 2018
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Bid to understand antibody production wins NHMRC award

Our researchers will unravel the genes that control the production of crucial immune proteins released to protect us from infectious agents. 

29 June 2018
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First malaria-human contact mapped with Nobel Prize-winning technology

Institute scientists have taken a significant step toward developing a new vaccine for malaria, revealing for the first time an ‘atomic-scale’ blueprint of how the parasite invades human cells.

28 June 2018
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