Research Highlights

Media issued by Stem Cells Australia
Australian researchers have made  a major leap forward in treating renal disease, announcing they have grown a  kidney using stem cells. The breakthrough paves the way for improved treatments  for patients with kidney disease and bodes well for the future of the wider  field of bioengineering organs. The research, published in Nature Cell  Biology, is supported by  the ARC as part of the Stem Cells Australia Special Research Initiative, the  National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia and the Queensland  Government.

Media issued by The National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training         
Scientists at the NCGRT have discovered huge reserves of freshwater kilometres out to the sea, providing new opportunities to stave off a looming global water crisis. Their work has revealed an estimated half a million cubic kilometres of low-salinity water is buried beneath the seabed on continental shelves around the world. There are ways to access this water: to build a platform out at sea and drill into the seabed, or drill from the mainland or islands close to the aquifers. The NCGRT is jointly funded by the ARC and the National Water Commission (NWC).