Tackling genetic conditions with CRISPR

CRISPR – Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats – is the basis of gene-editing technology that allows genetic diseases to be cured by replacing damaged DNA with healthy sequences.

Adult decisions can be child’s play

Cognitive psychologists at UNSW Sydney are investigating why adults stick with choices that may not be in their best interests and suggest the best way to make better choices is to rediscover exploring like a child.

Self knowledge and self sabotage

UNSW researchers uncover why some people persist in harmful behaviours – even when they’ve been shown where they’re going wrong.

Feral-free zones spark small mammal boom in the South Australian desert

A 26-year study at the Arid Recovery Reserve reveals how removing invasive predators like cats and foxes triggers a dramatic reshaping of desert small mammal communities.

Cracking quantum computing

UNSW Sydney quantum engineers, in collaboration with University of Sydney scientists, have developed new technology that effectively reduces the size of the circuits required to run a silicon-based quantum computer.

Now you’re talking

A multilingual chatbot could lead to better triage assessments at hospitals in multicultural areas and better outcomes for linguistically diverse patients across Australia.

The robot is in

The immediacy of AI chatbots makes them an attractive alternative to human-to-human therapy that is expensive and often inconvenient. But while they may offer sensible advice, they aren’t infallible.

Sydney’s traffic sclerosis

Sydney’s fast growing population is generating traffic problems which the plethora of toll roads are doing nothing to alleviate, so what is the solution?

It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there

UNSW experts say it’s never too late, nor too early, to adopt healthy habits that can delay the onset of dementia.

Palaeo-conservation

Novel rewilding projects by scientists, ecologists and conservationists could give hope to critically endangered animals around the world fresh hope of survival.

Park life

Mature trees and residential gardens are disappearing from our ever-denser cities and suburbs, but a study comparing the remaining urban green spaces with natural areas reveals they’re contributing a lot more to ecosystems than previously thought.

Protecting migrant workers

The federal government has heeded the recommendations by a coalition of 40 organisations including UNSW academics to introduce visa protections for migrant workers.