Industry News
Physicist blazes new trail for women
Professor Mahananda Dasgupta, a new Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, continues to encourage and pave the way for women in the physics and science arena.
[ + ]Feature: Mysteries of nerve function
Associate Professor Fred Meunier has finally shed some light on the role played by the protein Munc18 in nerve function. [ + ]
CSIRO-UWA crop genomics lab opens
A lab for research into the molecular workings of plants and the genomes of crops will be launched in Perth.
[ + ]Genetic cause of rare neurodegenerative disease uncovered
Researchers in the US, UK and Australia have uncovered two mutations that are responsible for the rare neurodegenerative disease, hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 1. [ + ]
Feature: Proteins that make you think
Associate Professor Fred Meunier is unravelling the mystery of a curious protein called Munc18, and its role in nerve function. [ + ]
Australia and China commit to joint science fund
The Australian and Chinese governments will commit $9 million each to a new Australia-China Science and Research Fund from 2011-12. [ + ]
iCeutica acquired by US pharma
Perth-based iCeutica has been bought up by US pharma company Iroko for a sum reportedly ten times its 2005 valuation. [ + ]
Researchers link diabetes with Sjogren’s syndrome
Garvan Institute scientists have found a particular subset of T helper cells link type 1 diabetes and the rare autoimmune disease Sjogren's syndrome, suggesting a common underlying cause. [ + ]
Christchurch to rebuild its microbial collections
Microbial cultures used in the development of natural insecticides were damaged in the Christchurch earthquake.
[ + ]Scientists make quantum breakthrough
Scientists from the ANU have demonstrated for the first time that atoms can be guided in a laser beam and possess the same properties as light guided in an optical communications fibre.
[ + ]Australia gets a new Chief Scientist
Former vice-chancellor of the Australian National University, Professor Ian Chubb AC, has been appointed Chief Scientist. [ + ]
Feature: Strengthening plant defensins
La Trobe University’s Marilyn Anderson is developing techniques to boost the natural defences of plants to disease. [ + ]
DNA equipment donated to The University of Western Australia
Philanthropist Charles Morgan has donated cutting-edge DNA equipment to The University of Western Australia.
[ + ]World's first forensics YouTube channel launched
The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine is launching the world’s first forensics YouTube channel.
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