Half a million dollar tick
MELBOURNE TUESDAY, 29 MARCH 2016: University of Oxford and Monash University scientists have discovered how proteins present in tick saliva prevent the immune system from running…
Deadly blessing? Stonefish venom could hold the key to understanding the immune system
MELBOURNE, WEDNESDAY 2 DECEMBER 2015: The stonefish is one of the world’s ugliest and deadliest fish. You’ll know if you step on one; the…
Making heads and tails of embryo development: lessons from the humble fly
MELBOURNE, TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2016: A member of a protein family that is usually associated with immune destruction of virally infected or cancerous cells has…
Turning T cell immunology on its head
MELBOURNE, MONDAY 5 OCTOBER 2015: Challenging a universally accepted, longstanding consensus in the field of immunity requires hard evidence. New research from the Australian…
Exposing the immune system
Scientists have successfully imaged the immune response at the cellular level, laying the groundwork for significant medical advances.
A killer award for killer T cells
MELBOURNE, FRIDAY 14 AUGUST 2016: The Premier’s Award for Health & Medical Research celebrates the achievements of the brightest minds in medical and health…
Caught on camera: the first glimpse of powerful nanoparticles
MELBOURNE, TUESDAY 16 JUNE 2015: Slab through the 3D reconstruction of particle 1 along the vertical plane with tentative atomic positions indicated. ABC repeats of…
Carnivorous mushrooms reveal human immune trick
MELBOURNE, THURSDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2015: Edible oyster mushrooms have an intriguing secret: they eat spiders and roundworms. And they do so using proteins which…
A titanic electron microscope that snap-freezes cells to reveal immune secrets
Launch of the $20 million Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Centre for Structural Cryo Electron Microscopy Monash University, Melbourne — 11am Monday 2 February 2015 With…
