Industry News
Fat’s proteomic fingerprint sheds light on Type 2 diabetes
A proteomic analysis of fat cells has lent insight into the role of insulin, providing potential targets for future Type 2 diabetes treatments. [ + ]
Discovery of insulin switches in pancreas could lead to new diabetes drugs
Scientists have discovered how a hormone turns on a series of molecular switches inside the pancreas that increases production of insulin.
[ + ]Winning research funding roulette can come down to chance
Health and medicine research funding is costly and somewhat random, with chance playing a large role in determining who receives research funding and who doesn’t. [ + ]
Researchers sequence complete genome of cynomolgus monkey
A team of researchers from Roche reported in Genome Research that they have generated the first draft genome sequence of the cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis).
[ + ]Mesoblast and Lonza partner to mass-produce stem cells
Lonza to manufacture commercial quantities of Mesoblast’s adult stem cells with an option for Mesoblast to buy purpose-built manufacturing facility. [ + ]
Insight into how chemotherapy causes low platelets
New research uncovering how chemotherapy reduces platelet count in cancer patients may lead to new strategies to prevent chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia. [ + ]
Researchers identify signals triggering dendrite growth
A study in worms that are less than a millimetre long has yielded clues that may be important for understanding how nerves grow.
[ + ]Gene ‘switch’ discovered for Type 2 diabetes
A single gene has been found to control the onset of Type 2 diabetes after eating a high-fat diet, lending hope that a new treatment might be found. [ + ]
Genomic insights into Aboriginal Australians and first human migrations
Two new studies have used genomics to show Aboriginal Australians are descendents of the first migration out of Africa around 70,000 years ago. [ + ]
Senate Committee rejects ban on gene patents
The Senate Committee tasked with reviewing the bill proposing the ban of patents on genes and biological materials has recommended the Senate not pass the bill. [ + ]
Feature: Dosing the poison
Associate Professor Martina Stenzel is developing polymer nanoparticles that can help target the effects of chemotherapy drugs on tumours while sparing healthy cells. [ + ]
PR: Nominations now open for State’s science awards
The State’s most prestigious science awards are set to be bigger and better in 2011 with more prize money on offer and three new award categories.
[ + ]Award winner ‘can count fish from space’
A young research scientist who has studied fish from outer space in order to help predict the future of our coral reefs and their fish stocks is this year’s winner of a prestigious science prize.
[ + ]Genetic link between schizophrenia and bi-polar discovered
Two landmark genetic studies have found 11 regions that are associated with both diseases, suggesting some common underlying causes. [ + ]
