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Latest DNA sequencing technology arrives in Perth
By Marlin Communications | Cancer, Disease Area, Genetics, Lab, News & Events, Research, Research Area, Systems Biology and GenomicsA high capacity Illumina NovaSeq 6000 next generation DNA sequencer has arrived at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research as part of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) Centre…
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Perth tech takes out Australian start-up competition to join international finals at St James Palace, London
By Marlin Communications | Bioimaging Research and Innovation for Translational Engingeering BRITE, Breast Cancer, Clinical Science, Disease Area, Lab, News & Events, Research, Research AreaOncoRes, which is developing an imaging tool to improve the outcome of breast cancer surgery, beat off stiff competition to win the Australian round of the international Pitch@Palace competition held at the State Library…
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Perth scientists part of international hunt for disease genes
By Marlin Communications | Disease Area, Genes, Lab, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Rare Disease Genetics and Functional Genomics, Research, Research AreaHaving conducted genetic sequencing on Australian and NZ samples at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, it’s now time to take her samples to a team in London to…
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WA’s first pre-pregnancy screening program for genetic diseases
By Marlin Communications | Cancer, Cancer and Cell Biology, Disease Area, Genetic Disease, News & Events, Research, Research AreaScreening offered for over 450 debilitating genetic conditions For the first time in WA a screening program that can detect more than 450 disease genes is being offered to couples…
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Personalised medicine using nanoparticles for breast cancer treatment
By Marlin Communications | Breast Cancer, Cancer and Cell Biology, Cancer Epigenetics, Disease Area, Lab, News & Events, Research, Research AreaAt the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, a Cancer Epigenetics team is investigating ways to leverage the great opportunities that nanotechnology offers in the treatment of one of the…
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New collaboration to aid the development of drugs to treat cancers
By Marlin Communications | Cancer and Cell Biology, Disease Area, Lab, News & Events, Research, Research Area, Tumours, Vascular Biology and Stromal TargetingCancer immunotherapies, including checkpoint blocking antibodies such as MSD’s Keytruda, have shown remarkable results in a number of different cancer types. However the effectiveness of these treatments may be enhanced…
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Revolutionary new view of how living cells make energy
By Marlin Communications | Cancer, Diabetes, Disease Area, Heart, Lab, Mitochondrial Medicine and Biology, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Research AreaJust as cars need fossil fuels to power their engines, the living cells that make up our bodies use food as a fuel source. To harness the energy in food…
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Molecular machines stop cancer’s clock
By Marlin Communications | Cells, Disease Area, Lab, Molecular Medicine, News & Events, Research, Research Area, Synthetic Biology and Drug DiscoveryHead of the laboratory for Synthetic Biology and Drug Discovery, Professor Oliver Rackham, says cancer cells grow uncontrollably whereas normal cells limit their growth. “A normal cell grows for just the…
