[Music plays as the camera pans over lush foliage that is running alongside a flowing river]

[Image changes to show a female with a platypus draped over each arm. Text appears: In 2010 scientists discovered that platypus milk contains unique antibacterial properties that could be used to fight superbugs.]

[Image changes to show a female with half her body submerged in water, a platypus runs along her arms and falls into the water]

[Image changes to show the platypus swimming in the water]

[Image changes to show an outside shot of a CSIRO facility. Text appears: Now, a team of our researchers, working with Deakin University have brought platypus milk one step closer to being used to save lives.]

[Image changes to show a male working inside a laboratory type setting, placing a small tray inside a piece of scientific equipment]

[Image changes to show data on a computer monitor. Text appears: Using the marvel of molecular biology, we have made platypus milk protein in the lab and examined its structure & characteristics.]

[Image changes back to show a platypus swimming in a body of water. Text appears: The platypus belongs to the monotreme family, a small group of mammals that lay eggs and produce milk for their young.]

[Image changes back to show the female with half her body submerged in water and a platypus crawling on her back. Text appears: They are such weird animals that it makes sense for them to have weird biochemistry.]

[Image changes to show a computer generated picture of a protein molecule. Text appears: Working in our Collaborative Crystallisation Centre we discovered a unique ringlet-like structure in the protein.]

[Image changes to show a photo of Shirley Temple. Text appears: We named this never-before-seen structure the “Shirley Temple” fold after the child actor’s ringlets.]

[Image changes back to show the computer generated picture of a protein molecule. Text appears: This is the first time a protein structure like this has been found identifying monotremes as a source of novel proteins.]

[Image changes back to show a man in a laboratory type setting, viewing something through a microscope. Text appears: The discovery increases our knowledge of protein structures in general and will inform other drug discovery work done at the Centre]

[Image changes to show a scientific sample processor in action. Text appears: potentially paving the way for this protein’s use in antibacterial dressings and topical creams to treat infections.]

[Image changes to show the same male removing samples and placing them on a table. Text appears: Our Collaborative Crystallisation Centre (C3) is one of the best facilities of its kind in the world with expertise in drug discovery and bio-industry applications.]

[Image changes to show the camera panning over bottled samples on shelves]

[Music plays and CSIRO logo appears on screen with text: Australia’s innovation catalyst]

[Credits appear in the top left of screen: Thanks to Zoos Victoria for Platypus footage]