Lab Down Under @labdownunder

Lab Down Under offers a spotlight on Australia's best science from groundbreaking discoveries to smaller papers which still have an impact. labdownunder.com Joined February 2021

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4 years ago

We are hiring an industry engagement manager in Computer Science and Engineering in @UNSW #Sydney Salary, Level 8: $111,044 to $125,115 per annum + 17% super Full time Fixed-Term role (in the first instance) Deadline: 11:55 pm on Friday, 11th Feb ‘22 external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/5051…

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4 years ago

New research from @CurtinSpaceSci suggests that the solar wind created water on the surface of tiny dust grains in space and that this provided Earth with an abundance of water on the surface: buff.ly/3lshSEe

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4 years ago

#Cancer is causing fewer deaths in Australia according to a biennial large-scale analysis by the @aihw. However, there’s still plenty of work to do: buff.ly/3phFyMR

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4 years ago

It isn’t just the agonising pain – #endometriosis also robs women of their job security, according to a new study by @wardlejon of @SCUonline and @drmikenz of @westernsydneyu: buff.ly/3IgqqYA

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4 years ago

A new study from @ZoeAmberThomas of @unswbees estimates that #globalwarming could push the #Antarctic ice sheet past a tipping point in as little as 10 years: buff.ly/30NACXJ

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4 years ago

A new report by @CSIRO highlights a looming wave of new #extinctions and outlines two futures for Australia, one based on an unsustainable ‘business as usual’ approach and the other on implementing targeted actions that will save our unique #biodiversity:buff.ly/3CLvSia

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4 years ago

Scientists @macowling and @AmyJohnsonPhD of @CQUni look at the "complicated" evidence as to whether our #smartphones really do slow down over time: buff.ly/3crX3Uv

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4 years ago

Professor Melissa de Zwart of @Flinders University on why #Russia's recent use of anti-satellite technology was an irresponsible and menacing action in the context of recent progress towards global agreements on the responsible use of #outerspace: buff.ly/3oL7uIu

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4 years ago

Australian scientists Dr Michael Crawford of the @SoilCRC and @BudimanSoil of @Sydney_Uni explain #soilcarbon, a major part of the federal government’s #netzero plan and answer the question of whether it can really live up to the hype: buff.ly/3qQpDax

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4 years ago

COVID has proven again to be the gift that keeps giving, with @ANUmedia’s @ozworders announcing that #strollout, the slow implementation of a #COVID19vaccination program, is its word of the year: buff.ly/3Fs24cf

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4 years ago

Scientist @theplantpressAU from @RBGSydney has made what is being described as a once-in-a-lifetime discovery, finding a new plant species on the giant rock of #Uluru in Australia. What's more, the fig has been hiding in plain sight for years: buff.ly/3DuY3TG

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4 years ago

Earlier this week, the #InternationalSpaceStation was forced to maneouvre out of the way of a potential collision with #spacejunk, writes @Aussie_Starman and Professor Brad Carter of @usqedu: buff.ly/31WibAd

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4 years ago

A pre-clinical study by @eatlikeanimals of @Sydney_Uni’s @CPC_usyd suggests the makeup of our #diet could be more powerful than drugs in keeping conditions like diabetes, stroke and #heartdisease at bay: buff.ly/3qF8LDt

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4 years ago

Researchers @BobLeung4, @greeninglab and @StevenChown1 of @Monash_Science studied 451 different kinds of #bacteria from frozen soils in East #Antarctica and found most of them live by using hydrogen from the air as a fuel: buff.ly/30oCeGG

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4 years ago

A new study by an international team including @MCRI_for_kids has found that regular, affordable antibiotic treatment significantly reduced the risk of underlying rheumatic #heartdisease progression in children and adolescents: buff.ly/3qEDBvZ

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4 years ago

The School of Aviation at @UNSWScience is attempting to work out what can improve young drivers’ behaviour in their first six months of driving and needs volunteers who have just got their P-plates to take part: buff.ly/3ng3fW1

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4 years ago

Scientists from the @CSIRO are using #artificialintelligence and #machinelearning to help identify harmful algae in waterways: buff.ly/3oshB4T

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4 years ago

Australian researcher @doyouseewhy of @MaterResearch has flipped the idea that the #microbiome drives #autistic peoples' behaviour, instead finding that selective eating commonly found in children on the spectrum shapes the gut's biota: buff.ly/3ov0RtF

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4 years ago

Researcher @DanaKai222 from @CSIRO is using #AI to build chatbots which can more appropriately react and respond to individuals who are expressing #suicidal thoughts: buff.ly/3kwGlbd

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4 years ago

Researcher @DrBridgetHarris from @QUT on how ‘safety by design’ can reduce stalking and domestic violence through the use of technology and fake social media identities: buff.ly/3kDcSMN