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Physicists turn liquid into solid using an electric field
Physicists have predicted that under the influence of sufficiently high electric fields, liquid droplets of certain materials will undergo solidification.
[ + ]AusBiotech 2011: Dealing with the dragon
The growth of China’s life sciences sector presents tremendous opportunities for Australian biotechs, but it pays to understand the nuances of the culture and take things slow. [ + ]
Feature: Collapsing breast cancer’s niche
Two Sydney researchers coming from entirely different backgrounds have teamed up to find out how the hedgehog pathway is being hijacked by breast cancer calls – with a potential win-win result for patients. [ + ]
Super antibiotics hidden in the wallaby genome
Deep in the recently published wallaby genome are genes that might yield antibiotics that could combat the growing number of multi-resistant bacteria. [ + ]
Slideshow: Microscopy masterpieces
Peer into the wonders of the micro with the 37th Annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition, showcasing some of the best microscopy images from researchers around the world. The official judging for the Nikon Small World took place on May 12, 2011. The winners will be announced in October, but Nikon is giving you the chance to pick your favourites among this year’s top entries. [ + ]
Join the cloud and make your computer part of a supercomputer
Members of the public are being asked to join the SkyNet community computing science initiative and contribute their spare computing power to process radio astronomy data.
[ + ]Feature: Proteomics and plant respiration
Understanding the proteomics of plant mitochondria can potentially unlock the secrets of plant respiration and salt tolerance, enabling us to produce stronger crops. [ + ]
Feature: Proteomics on the dark side
Professor Harvey Millar’s team at the University of Western Australia is delving into the proteomic depths of plant respiration, helping us to grow stronger and more salt tolerant crops. [ + ]
Eureka Awards wrap-up: life scientists hitting the heights
From Devils’ Advocates to beating malaria, life scientists have received several prestigious Eureka Awards at the gala dinner last night. [ + ]
Cancers - parasites or newly evolved species?
Cancer patients may view their tumours as parasites taking over their bodies, but this is more than a metaphor for Peter Duesberg, a molecular and cell biology professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
[ + ]Proving the authenticity and ownership of research-based IP
Recognising the need to demonstrate its timeline of discoveries and prove IP inventorship for legal defensibility, Australian pharmaceutical company Cancer Therapeutics CRC has invested in data authenticity protection.
[ + ]Come by ComBio
The ASBMB, ASPS and ANZSCDB are holding their joint annual conference from 25-29 September at the Cairns Convention Centre in North Queensland - and everyone’s invited.
[ + ]The convergence of ELNs and LIMS
The demands of compliance-based processes in the life science industry has created specific requirements to capture, catalogue, review, approve and present data used in quality decision-making for drug products.
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