Australian-US pharmaceutical company, ChemGenex, is close to bringing a new targeted drug to market, with implications for chronic myelogenous leukaemia and other blood-borne cancers. [ + ]

If the Tom Hanks movie Cast Away is anything to go by, being marooned on a deserted island is not much fun. [ + ]

UNSW and Macquarie open upgraded labs for CV, cancer and biofuels research. [ + ]

Dr Terry Cutler has been appointed as the Deputy Chairperson of the CSIRO Board.

Unravelling the haplotype could reveal heretofore unknown links between genes and diseases. Dr Malcolm Simons thinks he might have a solution to this epic challenge. [ + ]

Adult monkeys colour blind since birth given trichromatic vision. [ + ]

A Brisbane-based researcher has launched an effective authorship management system that promises to reduce conflict for researchers during their careers.

Merlin Crossley to take Dean's chair at the University of New South Wales in January 2010. [ + ]

IVD Australia is a recently formed association that represents companies that manufacture and supply in-vitro diagnostics in Australia.

Traditional notions of biological classification based on morphology are being shaken up by the new practice of molecular taxonomy. But far from being contradictory approaches, they may end up being complementary. [ + ]

What does the mutiny on the Bounty have to do with the genetics of migraine? Lyn Griffiths talks about her voyage to Norfolk Island, the last home of the Bounty mutineers, to find out what they can teach us about migraine. [ + ]

Two hundred outstanding national and international mid-career researchers have been awarded ARC Future Fellowships in an attempt to address the gap in opportunities for mid-career researchers in Australia.

New drug application for targeted anti-leukaemia drug completed, mid-2010 launch expected. [ + ]

Help is at hand for medical researchers looking for philanthropic support to deliver health benefits to the community.

X and Y chromosomes have been shown to exchange DNA, refuting the scientific theory that the two chromosomes do not communicate at all.