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The @UNSW Faculty of Science official account. Tweets don't necessarily represent UNSW views: https://t.co/Bc6nOB15Jf CRICOS no.00098G
Jun 23, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Scientists have shown for the first time how two proteins provide a tunnel for so-called "bad #cholesterol" to enter our body's cells.

Published in prestigious journal @CellPressNews, the findings have implications for a range of diseases. newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/health/%E… “We were able to look at the NPC1 and NPC2 proteins and see exactly the role they play in transporting low-density lipoprotein (LDL) #cholesterol into the cell.”

- Prof Rob Yang of @UNSW Science's School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences (BABS).
Apr 26, 2019 • 9 tweets • 6 min read
’It leaves me choked with pride when I witness what many of them have achieved in their own independent careers.’

Scottish chemist and Nobel Laureate @sirfrasersays talks about why mentorship is the key to great science. Read more: unsw.to/nobel-laureate… “I have been involved in a lot of project-driven research – but my whole career has shown that that model is not good value for money for the funding agencies or the governments that promote it.”

- @sirfrasersays, Nobel Laureate and recent @UNSW SHARP Hire.