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Not all blood and tissue cells are created equal
Important questions have been raised about genetic research based only on blood samples with the discovery of major differences between BAK genes in blood cells and tissue cells coming from the same individuals.
[ + ]New map of human genomic variations
Benchmarking copy number variations in healthy people will assist with diagnosis and studies of gene disorders.
[ + ]New method produces better biological factories
Parallel gene manipulation speeds up creation of lycopene-producing bacteria. [ + ]
Unravelling the haplotype
July/August 2009 issue of Australian Life Scientist is out now! [ + ]
iSOFT has luck of the Irish
iSOFT wins $17.4m in contract extensions in Northern Ireland for Clinicom patient management system. [ + ]
Making sense of the transcriptome
Transcriptomics is a fast moving field, although Sean Grimmond and his lab are helping to lead the way. [ + ]
Improving medical device development
New model aims to streamline medical device development and aid in gaining regulatory approval. [ + ]
A quicker, cheaper way to sort isotopes
Stanford chemists have developed a new method of isotopic analysis that does not use mass spectroscopy so it is much less expensive.
[ + ]Gender equity in science
An international study involving more than half a million participants in 34 countries has revealed that 70% harbour implicit stereotypes associating science with males more than with females.
[ + ]Cytogenetics: from the microscope to the microarray
Clinical and research cytogeneticists are still using technology predominantly developed in the 1970s for their work, so the emergence of microarrays specifically for cytogenetics is coming as a welcome relief. [ + ]
Unraveling microRNA and gene expression
Mean new microRNA data analysis method gives sharper results. [ + ]
Teaching bacteria to count
Fundamental biocomputing devices are on the horizon now that synthetic gene networks can give bacteria the ability to count.
[ + ]How many scientists fabricate and falsify research?
Meta-analysis of surveys questioning scientists about their misbehaviours indicate that fraudulent research is more common than expected, especially in the medical and pharmaceutical fields.
[ + ]High times for high content screening
It was only 10 years ago that the first high content screening instrument rolled off the production line, and less than three since they started to appear in basic research laboratories. [ + ]
Muscling up with chemo-resistant stem cells
An Australian team has been able to re-grow skeletal muscle in a mouse model using a combination of chemo-ablation and chemo-resistant stem cells. [ + ]
