Life sciences videos
Keeping one step ahead of deadly marine toxins
Due to the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation the incidence of marine toxin poisoning is on the rise worldwide and is no longer confined to tropical regions. Associate Professor Shauna Murray is developing a test kit for the seafood industry.
Antibiotic resistance: how can genomics research solve this pressing problem?
Antibiotic resistance is recognised as one of the top three threats to human health worldwide. Professor Steven Djordevic is tackling this serious threat in the food chain.
Diabetes and gene therapy: from lab bench to bedside
Professor Ann Simpson is a leading Australian diabetes researcher who has developed an artificial insulin producing cell to treat Type 1 diabetes, a disease that destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
Dr Andrea Leigh explains how observing leaf characteristics can be effective predictors in the very human issue of climate change.
Seagrass - greenhouse gas fighter
Dr Peter Macreadie's research focuses on seagrass, one of the most powerful natural systems for removing greenhouse gases.
Dr Ross Hill studies different coral species and their reactions to bleaching events, with the aim to understand the wider impacts of climate change.
Greg Skilbeck's research into predicting weather patterns is based on the concept of observing the past, particularly sediments and movements in the ocean and atmosphere.
Professor Milthorpe's research focuses on growing large matters of bone or material to replace bone in the body.
Professor Graham Nicholson's research aims to take venoms from animals and insects to develop it into something we can use to solve pest resistance.
Understanding how bacteria divide, reproduce and grow are vital, to regulate and facilitate the design of novel antibiotics to target infectious diseases.
Professor Geoff Smith is studying thermal comfort in buildings. The aim is to cool our environment naturally through energy redistribution.
