Food security and protection from anthrax contamination could be achieved using an antibacterial enzyme. Read more »
As the more traditional gold deposits of the world become depleted, mining companies are facing the challenge of processing ores that contain higher concentrations of other metals. Read more »
Direct-to-consumer genetic tests provide access to a person’s genomic information without necessarily involving a doctor or insurance company in the process. Sadly, there is no guarantee that the consumer is aware of the limitations or implications of the tests. Read more »
Predicting where Australia’s next mineral boom will come from is serious business. Data collected using satellite sensing, airborne surveys, seismic crews and prospecting teams is immense and is piling up rapidly. But what use is all this data? Read more »
Phylogica has entered into an agreement with MedImmune to evaluate Phylogica’s proprietary Phylomer peptide library for novel antimicrobial peptides. Read more »
Using 'dark channel' fluorescence, scientists can explain how biochemical substances carry out their function. Read more »
Monash University has announced the appointment of biologist Professor Scott O’Neill to the position of Dean, Faculty of Science. Read more »
The University of Western Australia’s Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems is involved in a research project aimed at securing long-term, safer and cleaner forms of energy. Read more »
Researchers from the University of Sydney's Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease Laboratory have achieved a breakthrough by finding the causes of Alzheimer's disease at a cellular level and thereby identifying a potential therapy as a result. Read more »
Professor Ken Baldwin has been awarded this year's Barry Inglis Medal in recognition of his contribution to the science of measurement. Read more »
Protein from poplar trees can be used to greatly reduce size of memory elements and increase the density of computer memory. Read more »
Neville Stevens, AO has been appointed chair of the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Committee, commencing 18 July 2010. Read more »
The Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, part of the Australian National Fabrication Facility, may position Australia at the forefront of nanotechnology research. Read more »
Australian and French researchers will be working together to fight neurodegenerative diseases, like Parkinson’s disease, thanks to funding through the 2010 French-Australian Science and Technology (FAST) Program. Read more »
There may be a relatively simple, shared explanation for equivalent behaviours of ultracold atomic gases and high-temperature superconductors. Read more »
Ultrasound is being investigated by University of Adelaide researchers as an environmentally friendly way of controlling blue-green algal blooms in fresh water supplies. Read more »
Dr Ellen Sheets has been appointed to lead Qiagen’s biomarker discovery strategy and its evaluation program for new molecular diagnostic content. Read more »
Melbourne Pathology will be the first Australian laboratory to acquire PREVI Isola, based on LBT Innovations MicroStreak technology for automated agar plate streaking in microbiology laboratories. Read more »
Researchers at the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran have found that a single blood test may be used to accurately deterimine at what age women will reach the menopause. Read more »
The tobacco industry's funding of genetic research could potentially be used to shift responsibility for cancer from smoking to an individual’s genetic make-up. Read more »