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US FDA clears PearlBone for use in repairing bone fractures
Media statementsBusiness SchoolHealthInnovationResearch categoryHealth and biotechnologySchool of Biomedical SciencesHome PageCommercialisationHealth-and-MedicineOur-communityOur PeopleResearchOceans Institute05 November 2026A patented technology developed at The University of Western Australia has received FDA clearance in the United States for use as a bone graft substitute in the repair of bone fractures.
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Bottom trawlers damage life on undersea mountains. Could an end be in sight?
EnvironmentOceans InstituteResearch categorySchool of Biological SciencesHome PagePolicy-and-opinionResearchScience and Environment27 October 2026Abundance of life around undersea mountains makes them a magnet for the most destructive type of fishing – trawling.
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Human activity threatens biodiversity in remote Patagonian kelp forests
Media statementsEnvironmentInternationalNature and ScienceOceans InstituteResearch categoryResilient environment and climate changeSchool of Biological SciencesHome PageResearchScience and Environment20 October 2026Marine scientists have conducted the first resurvey of Northern Patagonia’s kelp forests and discovered dramatic changes across one of the world’s most remote marine ecosystems.
After almost 100 years on the planet, I now understand the most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea.
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The Oceans Institute nurtures an ecosystem of cross-disciplinary researchers and educators to serve the needs of the ocean community of Western Australia, the Indian Ocean and the world.
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