Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals, Cellistis Limited, Acrux, CSL Limited [ + ]

Obesity is more than just a psychological problem. Researchers like Mark Febbraio are serious about understanding more about the biology underlying obesity. [ + ]

Dionex's purchase of ESA Biosciences' HPLC-related products will consolidate the company as a leading player in electrochemistry solutions for liquid chromatography.

Missense mutations in the ATM gene associated with breast cancer risk. [ + ]

The current backlog of patent applications has passed 4.2 million and is growing unsustainably.

Point-of-care blood cell analysis using a lab on a chip is getting closer.

Scientists have developed a comprehensive model of the metabolic network overlaid with an atomic resolution of network proteins of Thermotoga maritim.

Two recent failed clinical trials have dealt a blow to stem cell research. [ + ]

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.