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| UpdatedIt may be possible one day to grow human organs inside other animals for use in transplants, with scientists hailing the successful creation of the first human-pig hybrid embryo.
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Adelaide researchers may have found a better way to use anti-inflammatory drugs to prevent breast cancer.
Topics: breast-cancer, diseases-and-disorders, science-and-technology, breakthroughs, medical-research, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
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A new variety of the pulse has been launched with the highest resistance yet to the fungal disease Ascochyta blight.
Topics: grain, genetically-modified-organisms, pest-management, breakthroughs, emerald-4720
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A new variety of chickpea is launched with the highest resistance yet to the fungal disease Ascochyta blight.
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| UpdatedThey are among the brightest minds of our country and have devised some of the best research and projects all in the name of science. Here are five of the seriously cool things we noticed that came out of this year's Eureka Prize.
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| UpdatedControversial research by a team geologists at the University of Tasmania could fundamentally change the way we view Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and help explain periods of mass extinction.
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Topics: university-and-further-education, biological-diversity, breakthroughs, earth-sciences, geology, palaeontology, research, science-awards, hobart-7000
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Genomics is the talk of the cattle industry at the moment and a new project hopes to harness the method, which entails recording an animals entire DNA sequence, to breed the perfect bulls and cows.
Topics: beef-cattle, mammals, breakthroughs, dna, rockhampton-4700
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Grey Brahman bull Lancefield Ambition is just one of the influential bulls who's genome has been sequenced for the project
Topics: beef-cattle, mammals, breakthroughs, dna, rockhampton-4700
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A small device that is inserted into the uterus of pregnant cows could unlock the secret to lowering calf mortality rates.
Topics: beef-cattle, breakthroughs, research, weird-and-wonderful, rockhampton-4700
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International scientists are thanking the 'ice bucket challenge' for a breakthrough in motor neurone disease.
Topics: motor-neurone-disease, diseases-and-disorders, breakthroughs, science-and-technology, australia
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| UpdatedAustralian researchers build a world-first prototype of a new microscope that will "open scientific doors".
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Experiments using lab mice show how the Zika virus travels through the bloodstream, multiplies in the placenta and invades the brain of the developing foetus, stunting growth or causing death.
Topics: health, brain-and-nervous-system, infant-health, vaccines-and-immunity, science-and-technology, genetics, neuroscience, breakthroughs, womens-health, pregnancy-and-childbirth, reproduction-and-contraception, brazil
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Scientists Do Van Huang and Simon Walton discuss the benefits of slower cooling and heating of frozen embryos.
Topics: beef-cattle, mammals, breakthroughs, research, mount-chalmers-4702
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| UpdatedA recent breakthrough in animal IVF technology could lift pregnancy rates and have industry wide impacts according to reproduction specialists.
Topics: beef-cattle, mammals, breakthroughs, research, mount-chalmers-4702
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| UpdatedAustralian researchers believe they are close to being able to use stem cells to regrow human bone and tissue damaged by injury, illness or old age.
Topics: stem-cells, medical-research, research, breakthroughs, science-and-technology, university-of-new-south-wales-2052
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| UpdatedA new variety of insect-resistant leucaena is almost ready for the commercial market, with two growers in central Queensland growing the crop for seed.
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Grazier Nathan Evans and researcher Max Shelton agree the new psyllid resistant variety of leucaena will be very beneficial to beef producing areas which struggle with the pest.
Topics: grain, genetically-modified-organisms, animal-nutrition, beef-cattle, pasture, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, breakthroughs, research, research-organisations, rolleston-4702