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How a moth’s microbiome could hold the answer to plastic pollution
5, Mar 2026

How a moth’s microbiome could hold the answer to plastic pollution

From battling typhoid to fighting plastic pollution, Amy Cain's career has been driven by microbial mysteries When Associate Professor Amy Cain was just a young girl, her mother introduced her...

From Balcony to Boardroom: The Newera Bio Story
25, Feb 2026

From Balcony to Boardroom: The Newera Bio Story

How Two Researchers Are Revolutionising the Textile Industry, One Microbe at a TimeHow Two Researchers Are Revolutionising the Textile Industry, One Microbe at a Time Picture a future where your...

Improving access to rare cannabinoids
16, Feb 2026

Improving access to rare cannabinoids

Cannabis plants produce over 100 minor cannabinoids, many of which are non-psychoactive and show therapeutic potential. However, these minor cannabinoids occur at extremely low concentrations in medicinal cannabis, making their...

Between Worlds
16, Feb 2026

Between Worlds

How one researcher is translating synthetic biology's promise -- and risks -- for the people who need to govern it By Dr Thom Dixon In 2025, I spent much of...

Engineering ancient silk from evolution to living materials
12, Feb 2026

Engineering ancient silk from evolution to living materials

Two researchers, two different approaches, one revolutionary material Spider silk has long captured the imagination of scientists and engineers. Weight for weight, it’s stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar....

Sensor Technologies to Detect Harmful Pollutants
2, Feb 2026

Sensor Technologies to Detect Harmful Pollutants

Dr Elena Eremeeva has been awarded two new grants to advance the development of portable sensor technologies aimed at detecting harmful pollutants. One is focused on smoke taint in wine...

From Trash to Treasure
29, Jan 2026

From Trash to Treasure

Australian biotech startup turns flies into living waste-processing factories Most people recoil at maggots. But the team behind a Sydney start-up company see them as tiny environmental powerhouses capable of...

Programming the future at annual conference
8, Jan 2026

Programming the future at annual conference

From programmable microbes to self-assembling DNA structures, the ARC Centre of Excellence’s fifth annual conference painted an ambitious picture of where the field is headed and what it will take...

Supercharged Crops Could Help Cool the Planet
27, Nov 2025

Supercharged Crops Could Help Cool the Planet

Can we grow our way out of climate change? A new scientific framework suggests it’s certainly possible with an essential mix of biotech, plant agriculture and informed policy. Co-authored by...

It’s a gold medal for the igem team
26, Nov 2025

It’s a gold medal for the igem team

A group of Macquarie University students have returned from Paris with a gold medal for their project MethaNO! at the iGEM Grand Jamboree.  The team, coordinated by Dr Jocelyn Johns, a synthetic biologist...

Unlocking bacterial secrets to boost biotech and fight superbugs
26, Nov 2025

Unlocking bacterial secrets to boost biotech and fight superbugs

Macquarie University researcher Dr Liping Li has secured a prestigious DECRA grant to investigate how bacteria wake up from dormancy, a discovery that could revolutionise biotechnology and help tackle antimicrobial...

Engineering bacteria to be tiny miners
24, Nov 2025

Engineering bacteria to be tiny miners

A Centre researcher is part of an ambitious international project that could revolutionise the way we extract the precious metals used in smartphones, electric vehicles, and wind turbines. A team...