Roadmap to guide genome sequencing

Publicly released: Thu 20 Jun 2019 at 1511 AEST | 1711 NZST

Trends in Plant Science

A QUT researcher has developed a roadmap for plant biologists who are increasingly turning to new genome sequencing techniques in a wide range of projects from boosting plant disease resistance to creating biofactories for pharmaceuticals and Read more about Roadmap to guide genome sequencing - Scimex

Counting birds with computers

Publicly released: Thu 20 Jun 2019 at 1400 AEST | 1600 NZST

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Counting birds has always been a little problematic: many species are heard long before they're seen, and probably won't be seen at all if you're crashing around in the bush. One way researchers have found to get around this is by setting up Read more about Counting birds with computers - Scimex

Next-gen solar cells spin in new direction

Publicly released: Thu 20 Jun 2019 at 1231 AEST | 1431 NZST

Small Methods

A nanomaterial made from phosphorus, known as phosphorene, is shaping up as a key ingredient for more sustainable and efficient next-generation perovskite solar cells (PSCs). For the first time, an international team of clean chemistry researchers Read more about Next-gen solar cells spin in new direction - Scimex

New research backs TGA decision on poppers

Publicly released: Thu 20 Jun 2019 at 1204 AEST | 1404 NZST

Drug and Alcohol Review

Young gay and bisexual men are frequent users of alkyl nitrites, or poppers, but few show signs of addiction, risky consumption habits or other psychosocial problems, a study shows. Funder: N/A. Media Release. From:University of Technology Sydney Read more about New research backs TGA decision on poppers - Scimex

Researchers develop ‘vaccine’ against attacks on machine learning

Publicly released: Thu 20 Jun 2019 at 0751 AEST | 0951 NZST

International Conference on Machine Learning 2019

Researchers from CSIRO’s Data61, the data and digital specialist arm of Australia’s national science agency, have developed a world-first set of techniques to effectively ‘vaccinate’ algorithms against adversarial attacks, a significant Read more about Researchers develop ‘vaccine’ against attacks on machine learning - Scimex

Vaccine development stagnating

Publicly released: Thu 20 Jun 2019 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

Science Translational Medicine

Thanks to vaccines, diseases like tetanus and measles no longer kill the millions of people they used to. But the development of new vaccines is stagnating just at the time that drug-resistant infections and diseases such as Ebola threaten global Read more about Vaccine development stagnating - Scimex

Mulberry helps trace Oceania settlement

Publicly released: Thu 20 Jun 2019 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

PLOS One

Paper mulberry is culturally-important across Oceania for its use in textiles, which means prehistoric settlers carried the plant with them as they travelled the Pacific. Researchers examining the plant's genetics have been able to paint a picture Read more about Mulberry helps trace Oceania settlement - Scimex

Spendthrift? Getting married won't help you save

Publicly released: Thu 20 Jun 2019 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

PLOS ONE

A study of 134 Vietnamese married couples found that spouses who love to splurge their cash don't get better at saving money once they're married. Some people overvalue immediate rewards, which makes it a struggle to save, and getting hitched won't Read more about Spendthrift? Getting married won't help you save - Scimex

Cold War spy satellites show rate of Himalayan ice loss

Publicly released: Thu 20 Jun 2019 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

Science Advances

Himalayan glaciers are retreating twice as fast as they were at the end of last century, according to information from declassified Cold War-era spy satellite film. By analysing 650 glaciers, researchers estimate that of the total ice mass present Read more about Cold War spy satellites show rate of Himalayan ice loss - Scimex

Robot fish with battery-powered 'blood'

Publicly released: Thu 20 Jun 2019 at 0300 AEST | 0500 NZST

Nature

US engineers have created a soft and squidgy robotic lionfish that has synthetic liquid 'blood' made of battery fluid coursing through it, and say it is capable of swimming upstream and fanning its fins. As robots tend to have both a battery and Read more about Robot fish with battery-powered 'blood' - Scimex