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Kelin Zhao and Daniel Gray

Meet the researchers uncovering new clues in the curious case of our ageing immune system.

Their new study has visualised, for the first time, how two cell types cause the thymus to lose its function and regeneration abilities over time.

L-R: Dr Kelin Zhao and Professor Daniel Gray

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Fast food, fast impact: How fatty meals rapidly weaken our gut defences

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‘Game-changer’ clinical trial launches for Australia’s second-deadliest cancer

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Tackling the ‘silent pandemic’: breakthrough study puts first long COVID treatment on horizon

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Dedicated breast cancer researcher wins Ruby Payne-Scott Medal

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