
Lab Down Under
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Lab Down Under offers a spotlight on Australia's best science from groundbreaking discoveries to smaller papers which still have an impact.
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The School of Aviation at UNSW Science is attempting to work out what can improve young driversā behaviour in their first six months of driving and needs volunteers who have just got their P-plates to take part: buff.ly/3ng3fW1


A new study by an international team including Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) has found that regular, affordable antibiotic treatment significantly reduced the risk of underlying rheumatic #heartdisease progression in children and adolescents: buff.ly/3qEDBvZ


Researchers Bob Leung, Chris Greening and @StevenChown1 of Monash Science studied 451 different kinds of #bacteria from frozen soils in East #Antarctica and found most of them live by using hydrogen from the air as a fuel: buff.ly/30oCeGG


A pre-clinical study by Prof David Raubenheimer & Prof Stephen Simpson of University of Sydneyās Charles Perkins Centre suggests the makeup of our #diet could be more powerful than drugs in keeping conditions like diabetes, stroke and #heartdisease at bay: buff.ly/3qF8LDt



Scientist Russell Barrett from Sydney Travel has made what is being described as a once-in-a-lifetime discovery, finding a new plant species on the giant rock of #Uluru in Australia. What's more, the fig has been hiding in plain sight for years: buff.ly/3DuY3TG




Professor Melissa de Zwart of Flinders University University on why #Russia's recent use of anti-satellite technology was an irresponsible and menacing action in the context of recent progress towards global agreements on the responsible use of #outerspace: buff.ly/3oL7uIu


Scientists Michael A. Cowling - Professor Tech and Amy Johnson of @CQUni look at the "complicated" evidence as to whether our #smartphones really do slow down over time: buff.ly/3crX3Uv



A new study from Zoƫ Thomas of UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences estimates that #globalwarming could push the #Antarctic ice sheet past a tipping point in as little as 10 years: buff.ly/30NACXJ


It isnāt just the agonising pain ā #endometriosis also robs women of their job security, according to a new study by Jon Wardle of @SCUonline and A/Prof Mike Armour of Western Sydney University: buff.ly/3IgqqYA


#Cancer is causing fewer deaths in Australia according to a biennial large-scale analysis by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. However, thereās still plenty of work to do: buff.ly/3phFyMR



We are hiring an industry engagement manager in Computer Science and Engineering in UNSW #Sydney Salary, Level 8: $111,044 to $125,115 per annum + 17% super Full time Fixed-Term role (in the first instance) Deadline: 11:55 pm on Friday, 11th Feb ā22 external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/5051ā¦
