The Australian Government has announced it will allow compulsory licensing of pharmaceuticals for export to developing countries in crisis under the WTO TRIPS Protocol. [ + ]

Australian researchers have detailed a new mechanism of evolution that is not based on natural selection but rather on how populations of organisms, such as cane toads, move around. [ + ]

Scientists at the University of Queensland have discovered that sunflower proteins and their processing machinery make protein rings, which could allow for more cost-effective drug manufacturing in the battle against cancer.

The RAC has adopted two proposals, to restrict DMFu in articles and to restrict lead in jewellery, which are supported by SEAC.

Western Australia and Mongolia are seeking to strengthen ties through collaborative genetic research into schizophrenia.

The Australian Stem Cell Centre has made a submission to the Federal Government in support of the existing regulatory framework in order to promote stem cell research. [ + ]

A food additive for chickens developed using gylcomics could virtually eliminate the risk of getting food poisoning from raw chicken meat. [ + ]

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced the opening of the Center of Excellence for POPs, which will partner with laboratories to improve the quality and efficiency of global POPs monitoring.

Researchers from the University of Queensland have shed light on how a key protein can disrupt the bonds between cells, allowing cancers to spread. [ + ]

The Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre has been opened in Brisbane as a response to the global need to combat disease outbreaks and to develop new vaccines.

The new Australian Centre for Ecogenomics will be taking metagenomics to the next step by combining it with other approaches to reveal how entire biological systems work. [ + ]

Metagenomics pioneers, Phil Hugenholtz and Gene Tyson, are hoping to reveal the evolutionary forces that shape microbiological ecosystems. [ + ]

Phil Hugenholtz has used metagenomics to uncover the remarkable ecosystem in the humble termite’s hind-gut that allows it to digest stubborn cellulose. [ + ]

The Australian Academy of Science is cautioning against changes to the laws governing human stem cell research, arguing that changes would result in restrictions on research and a potential loss of scientists to overseas.

A new $8 million supercomputer facility will offer state-of-the-art 3D visualisation to Australian life science researchers. [ + ]