A new safe plastic that is biodegradable in soil, land and water is being developed by Murdoch University in the fight to curb microplastic pollution. MU Bioplastics Innovation Hub scientist and lead Joseph Boctor said his team is “reprogramming and re-teaching” bacteria to replace synthetic plastics. “We are getting certain bacteria to produce certain types […]

Nursing students at Notre Dame University, in Perth’s south, have had their practical placements cancelled or suspended following a cyber attack. The placement issue has been blamed on a widely-used software application. In addition, Notre Dame nursing student Emma Plant said more than 40 people in her unit were kicked from a placement course because […]

Vets are calling for dog blood donations, critically needed for saving man’s best friend. A bit like the Red Cross, Murdoch University’s Animal Hospital Blood Bank plays a life-saving role in supplying blood for cats and dogs in need of a transfusion. But Murdoch’s Animal blood bank coordinator Clare Gaughan says many of the donor […]

By Harry Grigson Murdoch University’s Harry Butler Institute says it plans to investigate the greatest threat to WA’s three species of black cockatoo, including how residential growth, deforestation and loss of habitat impact the birds. A Murdoch University spokeswoman said the Black Cockatoo Conservation Management Project study will use new tagging technology that scientists can use […]