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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...

Exclusive deal to advance therapies for fungal infection
29, Jun 2026

Exclusive deal to advance therapies for fungal infection

Centre researchers whose work showed cannabis-derived compounds can kill dangerous fungal pathogens have secured a commercial partner to take those findings toward clinical use. Australian life sciences company Oz Medicann...

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...

Q&A with Jacqueline Dalziell
14, Mar 2021

Q&A with Jacqueline Dalziell

Jacqueline Dalziell has joined Wendy Rogers at Macquarie University as one of our latest Centre recruits. Tell us about your academic background My undergraduate studies were in Sociology and Gender...