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Antibiotic resistance found in surprise source
16, Jul 2026

Antibiotic resistance found in surprise source

Centre scientists have found a new source of antibiotic resistance in an unexpected place: polluted freshwater sediment in NSW. Researchers at Macquarie University and The University of Sydney discovered a...

Feeding the Future: Cracking the Code of Cyanobacteria Growth
29, Oct 2025

Feeding the Future: Cracking the Code of Cyanobacteria Growth

Scientists worldwide are cultivating cyanobacteria in bioreactors as a sustainable source of biofuels, cosmetics and advanced materials. But the challenge is that fully understanding all the feedstocks they could use...

Biosensors to be a winemaker’s aide
6, Apr 2021

Biosensors to be a winemaker’s aide

Chief Investigator Professor Kirill Alexandrov is leading a collaborative research project to mitigate the impacts of bushfire smoke on wineries and vineyards.  Professor Kirill Alexandrov (QUT), Professor Markus Herderich (Australian Wine Research Institute,...

Shedding a light on microbial dark matter
22, Mar 2021

Shedding a light on microbial dark matter

  A new body of research, published in Nature Communications, suggests synthetic biology could help to better characterise complex microbial communities, unlocking their potential for industrial and medical biotechnology. Communities...