A cellular protein, once thought to only act as a gatekeeper, also functions as an enzyme to speed up chemical reactions and remove toxins and unwanted substances out of the body, according to Sydney researchers. “My research shows for the first time that this protein aids the metabolism of some toxic compounds and maintains the…
We are rapidly losing vital carbon storage that we didn’t know we had, with human activities causing the decimation of seagrass fields in areas around Sydney. Now research from Alex Thomson, a PhD student at the University of Technology Sydney, is showing that these conditions have left seagrass vulnerable to burrowing animals such as yabbies,…
Natural light can be captured and transported to dark areas of a building without the need for windows or skylights using a new technology announced at Fresh Science in Melbourne today.
Fresh Science is on hold for 2022. We will be back in 2023.
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Fresh Science is a national competition and training program helping early-career researchers find and share their stories of discovery.
We take young researchers with no media experience and help them become media spokespeople for their science, and reach stakeholders in government and industry.
Fresh Science gives finalists a taste of life in the limelight, with a day of media training, a day of training in stakeholder engagement, and a public event in their home state.
Alumni of the program include Professor Allan Duffy and Dr Niraj Lal.
Read some of the fresh science we discovered in 2021 here.
