Could tiny ‘molecular robots’ made from RNA provide personalised cancer treatments – without the harmful side effects?

For an ANU biologist, what started as a routine glance at a butterfly specimen has ended with the discovery of a masterful deception, decades in the making.

ANU scientist Professor Caitlin Byrt is harnessing the power of plants to create a sustainable future for people and the planet.

When scientists observed snow gums dying in huge numbers, they immediately suspected a beetle might be the culprit. The next step seemed easy: catch some beetles. But this is a story about what it’s like to tackle an entirely new problem, so nothing is easy. Not even catching some beetles.

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Researchers at ANU played a pivotal role in the first detection of gravitational waves. Here's what it felt like to be involved in such a groundbreaking global scientific discovery.

Are these desert-dwelling gecko clones thriving or just surviving?

An immune protein could hold the key to developing new drugs to help fight bowel cancer.

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