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02 November 2018
20 years of statins: how they changed heart health forever
The findings of the LIPID study changed heart health in Australia forever by significantly reducing the prevalence of strokes and heart attacks. The trial led directly to changes in clinical practice around the world, as well as statins being subsidised by the PBS.
02 November 2018
Global effort to sequence genomes of all complex life on Earth
With ecological diversity under threat, a global alliance to sequence the genomic data of all eukaryotic life on Earth has been launched. It aims to analyse the genomes of 1.5 million animals, plants, fungi and protozoa.
02 November 2018
Quantum on the edge: Light shines on new pathway for quantum tech
In a world-first demonstration of topologically protected biphoton states, physicist Dr Andrea Blanco-Redondo has opened up a pathway to use light to develop a new type of qubit, the building blocks for quantum computers.