Research & development

Discovery identifies plants that perform better in difficult conditions

29 September, 2010

Drought, salinity, flooding and extreme temperatures threaten many plants essential to humankind - and scientists at The University of Western Australia have discovered how they respond to these challenges.


Looking for secrets to drug addiction

29 September, 2010

A US study aims to look for dependency biomarkers in the blood that will indicate current and past use and abuse of illicit drugs. On top of that the study would like to find indicators identifying people who may be prone to abuse drugs in the future.


Transition metal catalysts and the creation of life

15 September, 2010

You neeed ribozymes or proteins to make nucleotides or amino acids and you need nucleotides or amino acids to make ribozymes or proteins - so like the old chicken and egg conundrum, which ones came first? Possibly neither - the first catalysts that enabled the beginnings of life could have been transition metal complexes.


Salt-tolerant rice offers hope for global food supply

14 September, 2010

A team of scientists at the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics has successfully used genetic modification to improve the salt tolerance of rice, offering hope for improved rice production around the world.


Smart use for wisdom teeth

14 September, 2010

The mesenchymal stromal cells in wisdom teeth pulp can be used to create lines of induced-pluripotent stem cells - opening up a new potential avenue for stem-cell therapy whereby patients could be treated with their own stem cells.


Efficient Transfection of shRNA-encoding Plasmids into Mammalian Neurons

07 September, 2010 | Supplied by: Capsugel Australia Pty Ltd

Transfection methods are widely used to study miscellaneous aspects of cell biology.


Rapid, Fluorescence-based Assessment of in vitro Mineralization Using the New OsteoImage Mineralization Assay

07 September, 2010 by Marjorie Smithhisler and Katie Renn, Lonza Walkersville, Inc. | Supplied by: Capsugel Australia Pty Ltd

Bone is a rigid, yet dynamic organ that is continuously molded, shaped, and repaired. Old bone is degraded by osteoclasts and replaced with new bone by osteoblasts, a process called remodeling or bone turnover.


Nucleofection has been successfully used for generation of iPS cells

07 September, 2010 | Supplied by: Capsugel Australia Pty Ltd

Reprogramming of somatic cells to pluripotent iPS (induced pluripotent stem) cells promises to revolutionize regenerative medicine.


The reality of human stem cell research in Europe

06 September, 2010

A new report from the European Science Foundation examines the key scientific questions for human stem cell research in the context of the rapidly emerging field of regenerative medicine. It explores the current ethical concerns, particularly with clinical application, and analyses how the legislative landscape has altered in Europe within the previous six years.


Organic carbon analysis and the environment

06 September, 2010 | Supplied by: Endress+Hauser Australia Pty Ltd

Monitoring and controlling the amount of organic matter in our streams and waterways is critical for environmental protection. Total organic carbon (TOC) is the amount of carbon present in an organic compound and measuring it provides a fast and convenient way to determine water quality. This article looks at the different methods now available for analysing TOC.


Food security and anthrax protection

01 September, 2010

Food security and protection from anthrax contamination could be achieved using an antibacterial enzyme.


Unidentified microbes devouring oil plume in the Gulf of Mexico

01 September, 2010

Unidentified microbes devouring anything is usually a cause for concern but in the Gulf of Mexico they are consuming the spilt oil from BP's Deepwater Horizon wellhead, apparently without consuming all the oxygen and creating dead zones.


Researchers help gold industry face impurity challenge

24 August, 2010

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.


Consumers need protection from unrealistic claims of home genetic tests

20 August, 2010

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.


The mathematics of fat cell formation

18 August, 2010

Scientists using mathematics to try to determine what causes the birth of a human fat cell have come up with a few predictions about the proteins that influence this process.


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