Aussie lungfish has largest animal genome known to science
Scientists are teasing out the secrets that place the Australian lungfish near a critical moment of evolution. A team of researchers at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna has sequenced…
How the cheetah gets its spots
There may be a big difference in size, but cheetahs and tabby cats have things in common.
This is how a heart becomes a heart
A “synchronised dance” of thousands of genes generates a healthy heart, but one faux pas may result in congenital heart defects.
Why do women live longer than men?
Aussie women have an average lifespan of 84 years, while the men have an average of 80. The reason why could lie in our genes.
Climate change and the modern polar bear
Polar bear evolution holds clues for past climate change events.
DNA differences start in the womb
Australian researchers demonstrate the importance of your environment before birth.
What happens when we get sunburnt?
Turns out this painful process is an immune response to radiation.
Genetics used in fight against malaria
Genetically modified mosquitoes are incapable of transferring the fatal disease.
