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Sequencing the cancer genome
Peter Campbell is part of a remarkably prolific group at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute that is using new technologies to sequence the cancer genome – or more correctly, genomes. [ + ]
Cook expands up north
Cook Medical to build new facility at Brisbane Technology Park [ + ]
Novel cell division mechanism discovered
A research group has identified a completely new cell division machinery which may shed some light on other processes in human cells and evolutionary lineages.
[ + ]A new approach to tackling cancer cells
Every year worldwide, melanoma, a particularly lethal form of skin cancer, kills 48,000 people and 160,000 new cases are identified. Annually in Australia alone, melanoma kills around 1300 people, while about 10,000 new cases are diagnosed. Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute are suggesting a combination therapy that may offer more success.
[ + ]Research training in Australian universities
A parliamentary report into research training has found that attracting and training the next generation of Australian researchers is being hampered by inadequate funding.
[ + ]BRCA time's up - GTG
GTG to enforce BRCA patents from November 6 [ + ]
Grow your own prostate
Prostate generated in mice from single adult stem cell [ + ]
Genetic Signatures signs up
Human Genetic Signatures in agreement with US molecular diagnostics company [ + ]
Invitrogen, AB postpone merger
Share slump and tax issues delay vote on Invitrogen-AB merger [ + ]
Genera’s low false negatives
Genera's HPV test outperforms HC2 in pilot trials [ + ]
La Trobe specs its mass
Four new mass spectrometers take up residence at La Trobe [ + ]
Regenerating science the ARMI way
The new Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) will officially open in Melbourne next year, modelled on the prestigious European Molecular Biology Laboratory. [ + ]
The science of point-of-care diagnostics
Economical, fast point-of-care diagnoses are on the cusp of reality. However, before these disposable lab-on-a-chip systems become part of every doctors’ repertoire in Australia, radical changes will have to be woven into the Medicare system and pathologists are unlikely to relinquish their monopoly on performing these tests willingly. In this article, ICT Results looks at how close to reality the science of point of care is.
[ + ]Virgin birth confirmed
Scientists have confirmed the second-ever case of a 'virgin birth' (scientifically known as parthenogenesis) in a shark, indicating once again that female sharks can reproduce without mating and raising the possibility that many female sharks have this incredible capacity.
[ + ]Testing for adulteration
As adulterated milk continues to ravage the health of Chinese babies, the question of why the milk wasn't tested for melamine raises its head.
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