Quick identification of avian influenza infection in poultry is critical to controlling outbreaks, but current detection methods can require several days to produce results

Lapses in biosafey have lead to the outbreaks of foot and mouth in the UK and equine influenza (EI) in Australia. Luckily both of these diseases, while devastating for some industries, do not affect human health

Researchers may be able to tinker with a single amino acid of an enzyme that helps viruses multiply to render them harmless, according to molecular biologists who say the discovery could pave the way for a fast and cheap method of making vaccines

Free lab safety wall chart distributed this month. [ + ]

Newly listed biotech and equipment supplier NuSep is involved in clinical trials for its wondrously named Sperm Sorter. [ + ]

Last month, the South Australian government began accessing the national DNA database. In just the first few days the database has linked suspects to more than 20 unsolved crimes, including rape and assault, some dating back to the 1980s

The combination of a pharmacological substance and a medical product — which itself has no effect on biochemical processes inside the human body — is one of the hot topics in the biotech industry today

Apollo Life Sciences signs agreement with Millipore for LIF protein. [ + ]

James Watson's genome is now on DVD thanks to cutting-edge sequencing technology, so why, barring the wallaby genome, can't we do projects like this in Australia? [ + ]

Genome-wide association studies show the way forward for global genomic research. [ + ]

Harry Simeonidis takes control of GE Healthcare in the ANZ region. [ + ]

There is no doubt that genetic testing and the mapping of the human genome has changed the face of medicine, but it also raises new debates over ethics and, more importantly, who owns your genetic information?

Many scientists assume people have sex for simple and straightforward reasons such as to experience sexual pleasure or to reproduce, but new research reveals hundreds of varied and complex motivations that range from the spiritual to the vengeful

Hepatitis C helicase unwinds DNA in a spring-loaded, three-step process. [ + ]

Bracks' legacy, AIDS conference, the art of Odile Crick and the science of the Simpsons. [ + ]