# ANU College of Science and Medicine
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# Research stories
# Research stories
Discover how science research at ANU is shaping our future.
### [Breaking down biases: tackling weight stigma in medicine](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/breaking-down-biases-tackling-weight-stigma-medicine)
The bad news: weight bias exists in medicine. The good news: researchers have found promising interventions to support medical students to provide weight-inclusive care.
[Read the article](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/breaking-down-biases-tackling-weight-stigma-medicine)
### [Changing the story of medical research for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/changing-story-medical-research-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-peoples)
The National Centre for Indigenous Genomics is working with Indigenous communities on the ethical and respectful use of the stories held within DNA.
[Read the article](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/changing-story-medical-research-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-peoples)
### [A lesson in advanced materials: why it can take the longest time to find the shortest path](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/lesson-advanced-materials-why-it-can-take-longest-time-find-shortest-path)
Physicists have pioneered a new method for making a rare form of silicon, prized for its remarkable properties. It's work that took ten years to come to fruition.
[Read the article](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/lesson-advanced-materials-why-it-can-take-longest-time-find-shortest-path)
### [A promising new cancer treatment for people living with Kaposi sarcoma in Africa](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/promising-new-cancer-treatment-people-living-kaposi-sarcoma-africa)
ANU researchers and global partners are launching a clinical trial to improve treatment for Kaposi sarcoma, one of the most common and deadly cancers in sub-Saharan Africa.
[Read the article](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/promising-new-cancer-treatment-people-living-kaposi-sarcoma-africa)
### [Could the invention of ‘molecular GPS’ help us develop better medicines?](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/could-invention-molecular-gps-help-us-develop-better-medicines)
Just like how GPS triangulates your location using satellites, scientists can now place labels at different positions around the surface of a protein to visualise drug-binding interactions more clearly.
[Read the article](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/could-invention-molecular-gps-help-us-develop-better-medicines)
### [3D-printed organs? It’s not as far-fetched as you think](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/3d-printed-organs-its-not-far-fetched-you-think)
These scientists can 3D-print living cells – a first step to printing our own organs.
[Read the article](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/3d-printed-organs-its-not-far-fetched-you-think)
### [Scientists are working with farmers to develop the crops of the future](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/scientists-are-working-farmers-develop-crops-future)
Take a look at the next generation of crop science in the field, as scientists tour an Agricultural Institute in Wagga Wagga.
[Read the article](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/scientists-are-working-farmers-develop-crops-future)
### [Cool science to save cute devils: Honours student targets contagious cancer](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/cool-science-save-cute-devils-honours-student-targets-contagious-cancer)
Scientists from all over the world have been racing to understand the fundamentals of Devil Facial Tumour Disease and find a way to stop it. One of them is Yi Ning (Sabrina) Fu, a recent Honours graduate at JCSMR.
[Read the article](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/cool-science-save-cute-devils-honours-student-targets-contagious-cancer)
### [The secret to a lasting relationship? It might be your big ‘we-ness’](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/secret-lasting-relationship-it-might-be-your-big-we-ness)
You know your attachment style, your love language, and you can spot all the red flags. But when it comes to predicting if your relationship will truly stand the test of time, there’s one element you might have overlooked: the strength of your collective identity, or 'we-ness'.\
[Read the article](https://science.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/secret-lasting-relationship-it-might-be-your-big-we-ness)
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