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School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences

A scientist handles uncooked meat in a laboratory

Potential drug target for dangerous E. coli infections identified

25 Sep 2020

Treatment for a deadly E. coli strain may be possible, after UNSW Sydney researchers identified a new molecular pathway that controls the potent Shiga toxin.

Researching air-eating microbes in Antarctica

27 Aug 2020

UNSW Sydney researchers have found their previous discovery of bacteria living on air in Antarctica is likely a process that occurs globally, further supporting the potential existenc

Robinson Ridge in the east Antarctic

Microbes living on air a global phenomenon

19 Aug 2020

UNSW researchers have found their previous discovery of bacteria living on air in Antarctica is likely a process that occurs globally, further supporting the potential existence of microbial life on alien planets.

Secrets of Antarctic lake’s microbes revealed

11 Aug 2020

UNSW Science Professor Rick Cavicchioli is an expert in microbes and why they are so important – just last year, he led an urgent call for the world to stop ignoring this ‘unseen majority’ in Earth’s biodiversity and ecosystem when addressing climate change. 

German Shepherd

First complete German shepherd DNA offers new tool to fight disease

02 Apr 2020

The DNA sequencing of a healthy German shepherd will mean dogs can be screened for hip and other diseases much more accurately.

Hudson Coates

‘Shark molecule’ protects cholesterol enzyme from destruction

16 Mar 2020

A molecule first found in sharks over 100 years ago has been found to regulate an enzyme that is key to cholesterol production.

Jake Chua

Scientists find ‘molecular destruction code’ for enzyme involved in cholesterol production

17 May 2019

A newly identified mechanism that regulates a particular enzyme could lead to the development of new, cholesterol-lowering drugs.

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Whooping cough evolving to beat antibiotics and possibly vaccine

05 Apr 2019

A new UNSW Sydney study shows antibiotics and vaccines may be less effective against whooping cough as a new strain appears in China.

Biofuels inside

Accelerating biofuels research

25 Sep 2009

UNSW's internationally recognised research in biofuels has been given an added boost with a $3 million infrastructure upgrade funded by the state and federal governments.

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