Industry News
Tolerance for Novogen
Marshall Edwards prostate cancer product reveals good early results [ + ]
Live flu vaccine trial
BioDiem and partner begin Phase I planning for live flu vaccine [ + ]
Take two for QRxPharma
QRxPharma starts second study for dual-opioid pain therapy [ + ]
Nominations for NSW BioFirst awards open
Nominations for the 2009 BioFirst Commercialisation Award are now open [ + ]
Alloys between incompatible elements
Pressure has been used to make what was previously impossible possible — an alloy between two incompatible elements.
[ + ]Fishy sex a-Gogo
Fossil fish practiced early copulation [ + ]
Funding health research
Research Australia would like to see the Australian government emulate the US and inject funding into health and medical research as part of its stimulus package.
[ + ]Maths - and cash - the key to Australian science
New CSIRO maths chief Dr Louise Ryan wants more money for maths-based research. [ + ]
Genetics and disorders of sex development
One in every 135 baby boys in Victoria is born with a form of genital abnormality – five years ago, it was one in 230. Andrew Sinclair is trying to find the genetic reasons why. [ + ]
First draft of Neandertal genome unveiled
A rough draft of the Neandertal genome has been completed by scientisis at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
[ + ]Lorne 2009 profile: Nick Hayward
Inherited mutations are only thought to account for one per cent of melanoma cases in Australia, so what about the other 99 per cent? [ + ]
Lab-on-a-chip can detect pollutants and disease
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a lab-on-a-chip that uses genetically engineered bacteria to measure water quality in real time.
[ + ]Lorne 2009 profile: David Vaux
Grim, Reaper and Sickle: David Vaux’s epic tale of life and death involves a quest to understand and ultimately control apoptosis. [ + ]
Lorne 2009 profile: Kenneth Kinzler
Working with Bert Vogelstein, Ken Kinzler has managed to explore new terrain in our understanding of cancer, particular the genetic basis of colon cancer. [ + ]
Beagle and beyond
National Maritime Museum symposium to focus on Charles Darwin and his world [ + ]