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Secretions from hookworms are being used to develop treatments for autoimmune diseases which include food allergies.

In 2024, measles claimed an estimated 95,000 lives around the world – despite the fact that we have an effective, affordable vaccine. In Australia, at least 80 cases have been recorded this year. So is measles back?

The biggest science infrastructure requires collaboration. Australia has said no to joining the European Southern Observatory and will not share in the discovery, the experience and many benefits.

The biggest science infrastructure requires collaboration. Australia has said no to joining the European Southern Observatory and will not share in the discovery, the experience and many benefits.

The main aim of NASA's Artemis program is to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon — so what will we eat? And can food be actually be grown there?
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Featuring:
Matthew Gilliham, director the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space at Adelaide University
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar people.