Ever wonder how your gut grows to be more than 15 feet long? Well, wonder no more. Answers are here: rdcu.be/cCYQ6 The inimitable Ying Yang and colleagues provide some understanding of gut elongation. Turns out that growth requires ciliary signaling! 1/n

"Discovery research is where biggest science breakthroughs have come from...we must never diminish it. Without discovery research, we have nothing to apply or commercialise" Prof Mark Hutchinson Science & Technology Australia

The faculty in Yale Cell Biology and Yale Stem Cell Cente strongly support our colleague Haifan Lin and his entire research group in the wake of his administrative suspension by Yale University, a step taken without any formal charges or due process. See our statement 👇👇

International students who arrive in Australia on a visa linked to research-based master’s degrees and PhDs will not be able to change their major, course or thesis topic without ministerial approval afr.com/work-and-caree…

Rebekah Engel and Helen Abud describe their cohort of 50 patient-derived colorectal cancer organoids and explore their potential utility in personalized medicine Monash BDI Organoid Program #CRC #precisionmedicine #gitwitter #oncotwitter onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

PROUD! - my sister Kate has just been made a ‘Royal Society Fellow’ for her seminal discoveries about embryonic development- shinning a light for other young female scientists to come - rare, brilliant & courageous,she will blush when she sees this.

This #NationalScienceWeek we need an immediate boost to funding for fundamental research, for discovery science. There is no translation without a well funded pipeline of research activities. We must invest in the industries of the 21st century and #SaveOzScience #ARC #NHMRC

This 2018 study found that 80% of the “most transformative” medicines approved for clinical use by the FDA could be traced back to one or several basic discoveries, which occurred on average three decades before approval! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Fundamental research delivers incredibly important outcomes for society. It was a pleasure to write about the risks in declining support for basic science with fantastic colleagues Natasha Harvey and Mark Kahn. Nature Cardiovascular Research Peter Mac Research UniMelb MDHS nature.com/articles/s4416…

The Impact Assessment of the ARC-funded Research report found that ARC-funded research from 2002–21 will increase economic output for Australia by $184.3 billion, boost the income of Australians by $152.5 billion, and create 6,570 jobs per year. scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/three-fold-ret…

Finding treatments for bowel cancer that will work. Helen Abud (Monash University) is using lab-grown tumours to test cancer treatments. She'll be answering your questions at our 'Stem cells & organiods' event, 14 Nov at Australian National Maritime Museum. Register: eventbrite.com/e/stem-cells-a… Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research

I'm at a psychologist with my daughter getting an assessment for ADHD for her. It will cost $2500 with no rebates available. Essential healthcare shouldn't only be available to those who can afford it 😞

So pleased to see the honour of winning a La Trobe University Distinguished Alumni Award for my long-time colleague & tremendous advocate for genetics in Australia Philip Batterham. Congratulations Phil, this is so well deserved👏😊latrobe.edu.au/news/announcem…

Don't miss out on joining JonesLabUCSF Plath Lab Maria Alcolea & Kate Miroshnikova at the Stem Cells & Cancer Conference in September! We have a fantastic line up of speakers, head to our conference website to secure your place today! ➡️ bit.ly/49sCfJp #SCC25

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