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- A new method to reprogram human cells to better mimic embryonic stem cells https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/Article/2023/August/Scientists-find-way-to-wipe-a-cells-memory-to-reprogram-it-as-a-stem-cell 109 comments
- Scientists find way to wipe a cell's memory to reprogram it as a stem cell https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/Article/2023/August/Scientists-find-way-to-wipe-a-cells-memory-to-reprogram-it-as-a-stem-cell 66 comments science
- The deepest ocean trenches of Earth function as island-like habitats, with distinct fauna on separate evolutionary trajectories https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/Article/2022/October/Tiny-crustacean-reveals-deepest-parts-of-oceans-like-isolated-islands 39 comments science
- Are we more likely to get vaccinated if we trust the government. A 22-country cross-national analysis was used to test whether high levels of citizen trust in governmental civil servants prompted high levels of confidence in vaccine safety, effectiveness and importance. https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/Article/2022/March/Are-we-more-likely-to-get-vaccinated-if-we-trust-the-government 68 comments science
- First True Millipede Discovered – New Species With More Than 1,000 Legs Found Deep Underground in Australia https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/Article/2021/December/We-just-discovered-the-worlds-leggiest-animal-hiding-in-Western-Australia 32 comments science
- Gut bacteria doesn't cause autism https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/Article/2021/November/Gut-bacteria-doesnt-cause-autism 29 comments worldnews
- Imagination the key to a more rewarding life. Visual imagination-based motivational thinking, but not verbal reasoning-based motivational thinking, led to higher frequencies of activity engagement over the next week compared to simply scheduling the activities into the diary. https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2021/august/imagination-the-key-to-a-more-rewarding-life 34 comments science
- Simulations of deep sea sponges have revealed how the skeletal structure of these creatures allows them to survive in the ocean depths and could be used for the design of buildings, vehicles and other objects designed to be used in different pressure environments https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2021/july/deep-sea-sponges-set-to-inspire-future-construction-designs 5 comments science
- How we can retrain our anxious brains. Six sessions of the intervention program that repeatedly challenged their threatening interpretations and replaced them with less catastrophic ones could modify anxious peoples’ habit of expecting the worst, and this helped to reduce anxiety over time. https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2021/may/how-we-can-retrain-our-anxious-brains-to-think-positive 41 comments science