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- Jul 16, 2008
Combining clinical, laboratory and metabolic records with genomic data
An IT platform that can combine clinical, laboratory and metabolic information with high throughput genomic data about the same individual has been developed. By combining information in this way, researchers will be able to analyse the correlation between the gene expression profile in the blood of an individual and their risk of developing particular diseases. Read more »
- Posted
- Jul 3, 2008
- By
- Keiran Jones
World-first facility opens in Sydney
The world’s first elemental bio-imaging facility has officially opened at the University of Technology Sydney, focused on developing a novel metallomic imaging technique that accurately maps elements (such as trace metals) in biological tissues. Read more »
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- Jul 3, 2008
Electrostatic detection technique for DNA and RNA microarrays
Dispersing a fluid containing thousands of electrically charged microscopic silica beads across the surface of a DNA microarray and then observing the Brownian motion of the spheres provides measurements of the electrical charges of the DNA molecules. These measurements can be observed and recorded with a simple handheld imaging device and used to interrogate millions of DNA sequences at a time. Read more »
- Posted
- Jun 11, 2008
Nobel winner finds complication for stem cell therapy
A single organ may contain more than one type of adult stem cell — a discovery that complicates prospects for using stem cells as a treatment for disease, according to a study by Nobel Laureate Prof Mario Capecchi. Read more »
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- Jun 2, 2008
Why most cells fail to reprogram
US researchers have uncovered critical molecular events that undermine the reprogramming of somatic human cells back to a pluripotent state. Read more »
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- Jun 2, 2008
ARC grants hairing for success
The Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects scheme, Round 2, for funding in 2008 has resulted in funding for 208 of the 487 proposals. A hair examination protocol for forensic scientists is just one of the successful projects. Read more »
- Posted
- May 5, 2008
Warm days and cold fish
Climate change doesn't come from the atmosphere alone. Ocean currents and temperatures have significant effects and some marine animals thrive when its cold. Read more »
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- May 5, 2008
First human DNA large-scale variation map is produced
Researchers in the US have produced the first sequence-based map of large-scale structural variation across the human genome. Read more »
- Posted
- Apr 7, 2008
The science of faster swimsuits
All sorts of scientists and research institutions were involved in the development of Speedo's record-toppling swimsuit. Read more »
- Posted
- Apr 4, 2008
- By
- Keiran Jones
Antibiotic resistance proteins identified
Scientists have identified two proteins that significantly increase the ability of disease-causing bacteria to resist some classes of antibiotics. Read more »
- Posted
- Mar 6, 2008
- By
- Kylie Wilson-Field, Journalist
Scientists discuss economics and the environment
A small audience of the general public listened to two of Australia's most prominent scientists discuss how the economic costs of trying to reach the 2050 carbon reduction targets of 60% would come at a very small cost to the wider community Read more »
- Posted
- Mar 6, 2008
- By
- Keiran Jones, Journalist
Generating photocurrent with protein semiconductors
Russian researchers have discovered a novel way to generate photocurrent by using proteins found in the sensory and energy-storing systems of photosynthetic bacteria Read more »
- Posted
- Feb 7, 2008
- By
- Jessica Starreveld
Demand for more DNA testing resources and facilities
Forensic testing for the New South Wales Police Force has reached a point where it has become so popular that it is reaching beyond facility and resource capabilities. Read more »
- Posted
- Feb 7, 2008
- By
- Kylie Wilson-Field, Journalist
New era in scientific debate for Australia
Industries and sectors wait with baited breath for revolutionary new policies to be announced, increases in spending to be determined and any policies that the old government had planned can generally be assured of being tossed out the window Read more »
- Posted
- Jan 9, 2008
Technology trends for 2008
Technology Futures claims that 2008 will be a dynamic year impacted by possible actions such as potential financial instability including, recession, changes in the geopolitical environment, and further changes to the landscape of business Read more »
- Posted
- Jan 9, 2008
Ultra-fast fibre lasers, dopey photons... what's next?
When lasers were developed in the 1960s, they were a solution looking for a problem to solve. Since then, they have become an essential tool in industries as diverse as nanotechnology and biomedicine Read more »
- Posted
- Dec 6, 2007
- By
- Keiran Jones, Journalist
Could lithium medicine prolong your life?
The common mood-affecting drug, lithium, could double as an anti-ageing medication, according to a recent study in the online version of the Journal of Biological Chemistry Read more »
- Posted
- Dec 6, 2007
Spectrometer with atomic resolution
Australia has long been known for developing leading-edge scientific instrumentation and this reputation is set to continue with the development of an impedance spectrometer that is up to 1000 times more accurate than its competitors Read more »
- Posted
- Nov 6, 2007
- By
- Janette Woodhouse, Editor
Promoting science
You can't just wake up one morning and decide to go for that job as a scientist. You need some qualifications Read more »
- Posted
- Nov 6, 2007
- By
- Keiran Jones, Journalist
Aussie bedrock indicates origin of earth's atmosphere
Core samples from the Australian outback have helped American scientists piece together the events that spawned our planet's breathable atmosphere Read more »
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