Research into kids’ brain health, cancer treatments given funding lifeline
July 29, 2026
Two researchers using stem cell science to pursue new treatments for types of brain degeneration and solid cancers in children have been given a funding lifeline after narrowly missing out on Australian government grants.Each will receive...
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Still life with stem cells: artist Patricia Piccinini explores research advances
June 22, 2026
Art at the frontiers of stem cell technology. Science Gallery Melbourne’s latest exhibition EMERGENCE(Y) has opened, with a major collaboration between stem cell researchers and a leading Australian contemporary artist. Patricia Piccinini’s work explores the frontiers of...
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Stem cells and CAR T-cell therapy offer new blood cancer treatments
June 22, 2026
We ask 2021 Metcalf Prize winning cancer researcher Siok Tey about the buzz around new therapies.For decades, a bone marrow transplant has been the best — and often last — hope for people whose leukaemia or...
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