Search results for: genomics

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21 March 2014
Professor Nigel McMillan from the Griffith Health Institute

“Functional genomics” speeds up cancer test

The race to find a cure for cancer is speeding up thanks to "functional genomics".

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20 June 2025
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19 June 2024

New diagnostic tests on the brink for Spinal Muscle Atrophy

In a groundbreaking effort to combat the devastating effects of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Dr. Jean Giacomotto from the Griffith...

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14 September 2023

Call is out for volunteers to participate in research for an overlooked allergic condition

An often-overlooked allergic condition, eosinophilic esophagitis or EoE, is at the centre of new research investigating whether a natural seaweed product may reduce the occurrence of symptoms.

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14 September 2022

Minjerribah’s changing wetlands

Blending science and indigenous knowledge to improve understanding of Minjerribah's wetland conditions and provide a means for their ongoing monitoring.

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30 August 2022
Ovarian cancer research

Sugar modifications the key to unlocking ovarian cancer secrets

The ability to identify unique sugars that decorate ovarian cancer cells could help prevent the spread of cancer and improve treatment options for women.

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11 July 2022
Lakefield National Park, Cape York

Uncovering the changing rhythms of rivers and people

Rivers follow rhythmic changes; they flow with the seasons and respond to longer climatic shifts and often to the actions of people. In turn, people and their societies are shaped by the rhythm of rivers. This relationship where both nature and people’s social habits are synchronized with the rise and fall of river water over time is referred to as river rhythmicity, in a new paper that describes the important implications of this idea for river conservation and water management.

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22 July 2021

Research unveils the blight attacking Australian chickpeas

Griffith University-led research is discovering the genetic diversity of Chickpea/Ascochyta Blight, the major pathogen threat to Australia’s billion-dollar chickpea industry.

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8 June 2021
3d illustration of X chromosomes

Why CRISPR gene editing is a promising but imperfect solution to genetic disease

Recent advances in technology have brought the promise of gene therapy closer than ever to being realised. One true breakthrough is clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR), it offers a radical new method for gene therapy that builds on decades of science.

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27 April 2021

Partnership to improve patient care by harnessing the power of data

Griffith and technology companyDatarwewill securely explore valuable information from Queensland hospitals to help some of the sickest patients, through a new AI healthcare partnership.

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