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In a groundbreaking study, Dr Zaka Yuen and collaborators at the John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) utilised nanopore adaptive sampling to identify DNA methylation markers related to age and body fluids.
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Scientists at The Shine-Dalgarno Centre for RNA Innovation (SDCRI) are teaming up with the community to unlock the full potential of ribonucleic acid (RNA). It could lead to breakthroughs in everything from cancer treatments and new therapies for complex diseases, to age-related macular degeneration and crop resilience.
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If you've ever been brought to tears by music, you know its power. An ANU study has explored how people respond to singing.
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A specific type of DNA structure could hold the key to regulating our memory, a new ANU study has shown.
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Despite the complexity of autism spectrum and PTSD, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Queensland may have found a link that could help to better understand the two.
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The Centre for Computational Biomedical Sciences (CCBS) is on a mission to usher in a new era of biomedical discovery through computational innovation.
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A world-first ANU discovery has found a gene mutation is responsible for causing psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, debilitating autoimmune diseases that patients say carry stigma in the community.
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JCSMR researchers have found rare coding variants in a lupus risk gene which could help understand how the immune system mistakenly targets the body's own tissues.
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Yanran Fan always thought she’d become a lawyer. Instead, she's pursuing a PhD.