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Medicine And Health

Mariapia Degli-Esposti Professor (Research), Microbiology

Protecting transplant patients

Combating a virus that can cause disease and life-threatening transplant complications is the focus of Eureka Prize-winning research.

Combating a virus that can cause disease and life-threatening transplant complications is the focus of Eureka Prize-winning research.

Felix Marx Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences

Once biters, now shy

Baleen whales were sharp-toothed and ferocious feeders, but have evolved to become gentle filter-feeding giants of the ocean.

Baleen whales were sharp-toothed and ferocious feeders, but have evolved to become gentle filter-feeding giants of the ocean.

Alistair Thomson Professor of History, School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies

Paternal perceptions

New research is examining the evolution of Australian fatherhood and family responsibilities over the past 100 years.

New research is examining the evolution of Australian fatherhood and family responsibilities over the past 100 years.

Luca Fiorenza Senior Lecturer, Anatomy and Developmental Biology, BDI

The secret life of teeth

A new study reveals the lives of human ancestors who died millions of years ago.

A new study reveals the lives of human ancestors who died millions of years ago.

Design and architecture

Design And Architecture

Design and architecture

Reframing our future technology fears

Don’t worry, your self-driving car won’t kill you – as long as research focuses on people and society, too.

Sarah Pink Director, Emerging Technologies Research Lab, and Professor, Design

Don’t worry, your self-driving car won’t kill you – as long as research focuses on people and society, too.

Giovanni Di Lieto Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Economics

G20 stalemate raises questions for Australia

The lack of meaningful progress on the US-China trade war clouds Australia's geopolitical future.

The lack of meaningful progress on the US-China trade war clouds Australia's geopolitical future.

Promoted

Jeremy Barr Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences

Episode 10: Beating the superbugs

Antibiotic resistance is a global challenge in the battle between mankind and microbes. Watch 'Beating the Superbugs' for a truly multidisciplinary 360 degree view of the issue.

Antibiotic resistance is a global challenge in the battle between mankind and microbes. Watch 'Beating the Superbugs' for a truly multidisciplinary 360 degree view of the issue.

Paul Grabowsky Executive Director of the Monash Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA)

Art and soul

Performance art gives voice to our sense of what it means to belong; our identity and cultural evolution.

Performance art gives voice to our sense of what it means to belong; our identity and cultural evolution.

Natalie Doyle Senior Lecturer, School of Languages, Cultures, Literatures and Linguistics

Beyond a rebuild

More than an architectural marvel, it remains to be seen if the damaged Notre-Dame will be caught up in the divisions of French society, or play a role as a symbol of unity.

More than an architectural marvel, it remains to be seen if the damaged Notre-Dame will be caught up in the divisions of French society, or play a role as a symbol of unity.

Technology And Engineering

Alexa Delbosc Senior lecturer, Civil Engineering

Vicious cycle of resentment

A new study suggests the "dehumanisation" of cyclists could be contributing to acts of aggression towards them on the road.

A new study suggests the "dehumanisation" of cyclists could be contributing to acts of aggression towards them on the road.

Rebecca Dare Managing Director, Australian Consumer and Retail Studies, Monash Business School

When love lies bleeding

The gruesome origins of Valentine's Day are a far cry from today's rampant commercialism that's now facing a growing backlash.

The gruesome origins of Valentine's Day are a far cry from today's rampant commercialism that's now facing a growing backlash.

Eugene Chan Senior Lecturer, Department of Marketing

Would sir prefer the loin?

New research shows that sexually motivated men are more likely to seek a steak.

New research shows that sexually motivated men are more likely to seek a steak.

Ashley Buckle Associate Professor (Research), Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute

Life is a battle against disorder

There is no life without enzymes. But how did the evolution of these complex molecules get going more than three billion years ago? We describe a new mechanism that may help to understand how order is created from disorder, and the starting points for protein evolution.

There is no life without enzymes. But how did the evolution of these complex molecules get going more than three billion years ago? We describe a new mechanism that may help to understand how order is created from disorder, and the starting points for protein evolution.

Technology And Engineering

Kevin Korb Associate Professor, Reader, Faculty of Information Technology

Fighting back against fake news

We used game theory to show you only need a small amount of fake news to disrupt any group discussion. But we also found a way you can fight back.

We used game theory to show you only need a small amount of fake news to disrupt any group discussion. But we also found a way you can fight back.

Jan Kaslin Research Fellow, Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute

Talking 'bout regeneration

For the stem cell researchers at ARMI, one small 'superfish' holds the key to repairing the brain and spinal cord in humans.

For the stem cell researchers at ARMI, one small 'superfish' holds the key to repairing the brain and spinal cord in humans.

Bob Wong Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the School of Biological Sciences

Drugs and bugs: what's lurking in our waterways

New research shows that medicines have found their way into Melbourne streams – and the creatures that live in them.

New research shows that medicines have found their way into Melbourne streams – and the creatures that live in them.

Eugene Chan Senior Lecturer, Department of Marketing

Mind over maggot

Anyone for rotten shark? Fried tarantula? When it comes to food choices, one person's disgusting is another's delicacy.

Anyone for rotten shark? Fried tarantula? When it comes to food choices, one person's disgusting is another's delicacy.