Bio21 Molecular Science & Biotechnology Institute

Making milk powder less energy intensive

Read Professor Sally Gras' Pursuit piece on how the process of forward osmosis is helping to make the process of making milk powder more energy efficient.
Congratulations to Professor Karen Day AM

Bio21’s Professor Karen Day has been honoured with a Member (AM) in the general division in the Australia Day Awards for significant service to science education, and to global public health.
Dengue-blocking bacteria endure the heat

We want to know how long Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes will remain effective, and if their beneficial effects on virus blocking will be compromised by rising temperatures from climate change.
How cells beat the ‘fried-egg syndrome’

Prof Danny Hatters’ research published online in PNAS 22 January 2020 shows that cells seem to be much more resilient against stress factors in their environment than first thought and have robust mechanisms to prevent abnormal protein aggregation.
Media Release: Scientists crack rabies virus weaponry

Researchers have found a way to stop the rabies virus shutting down the body’s immune defence against it. In doing so they have solved a key scientific puzzle and have laid the foundation for the development of new anti-rabies vaccines.

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