Faculty of Science: Recent submissions
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cological consequences of Australia's “Black Summer” bushfires: Managing for recovery
Published 2021Fire has long been a part of the Australian environment and remains a potent force in shaping the adaptations of species, the dynamics of populations, and the structure of ecological communities. However, the fire regime ...Article -
Total Infectomes Characterization of Respiratory Infections in pre-COVID-19 Wuhan, China
Published 2021At the end of 2019 Wuhan witnessed an outbreak of “atypical pneumonia” that later developed into a global pandemic. Metagenomic sequencing rapidly revealed the causative agent of this outbreak to be a novel coronavirus - ...Preprint -
Risks, real and imagined
Published 2021Older adults are at high risk of suffering debilitating health effects from COVID-19. Effective communication of associated risks is therefore paramount. A new study finds that imagining a personalized disease transmission ...Article -
A systematic review and meta-analysis of tobacco smoking behaviour changes during the COVID-19 pandemic
Published 2021Background Globally, tobacco smoking remains the largest cause of premature death. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced nations to take unprecedented measures including ‘lockdowns’ that might impact tobacco smoking behaviour. ...Article -
Discovery of Antiviral Cyclic Peptides Targeting the Main Protease of SARS-CoV-2 via mRNA Display
Published 2021Abstract Antivirals that specifically target SARS-CoV-2 are needed to control the COVID-19 pandemic. The main protease (M pro ) is essential for SARS-CoV-2 replication and is an attractive target for antiviral development. ...Preprint