GEN reports on efforts to quickly develop swine flu vaccine [ + ]

T-cell breakthrough could lead to immune boosting treatments [ + ]

COX, WTP, RHC, CMP [ + ]

Potential speakers and sponsors are invited to express their interest in FoodTech Connect 09 — an exciting new food industry conference that will take place in Sydney on October 22 and 23.

New understanding of the role of a key gene in stem cells that can cause breast cancer [ + ]

So-called junk DNA may play a key role in aiding rapid adaptation [ + ]

CSL subsidiary, Biotherapies, wins multimillion dollar order for Novel A (H1N1) influenza vaccine from the US Government [ + ]

CSL, Probiotec, Sonic Healthcare, Flurotechnics, CathRx [ + ]

May be most prevalent in medicine and pharmacology [ + ]

Exploring the role of the FOXP2 gene in language [ + ]

A new study suggests that premature ejaculation might be a genetic disorder. [ + ]

Scientists speed up menopause, causing infertility in crop-destroying pests. Non-surgical spaying of pets may be next step. [ + ]

Therapeutic contact lenses and patients’ own stem cells used to rehabilitate damaged eye surfaces [ + ]

ResMed, Ramsey [ + ]

Sequencing the DNA of a woolly mammoth frozen in permafrost and the shortly to be published genome of the Neanderthal is exciting – and very popular – science. And while Australia doesn’t have the right geological history for momentous work like this, we do have the ability to solve some interesting local questions, such as what wiped out our megafauna. [ + ]