Complex links between alpha-syn, PARK9 and manganese shown in yeast model [ + ]

Cash-rich Arana Therapeutics in discussion about takeover [ + ]

Good preliminary data allows further patient recruitment for heart stem cells [ + ]

Encouraging Phase I trial results for West Nile virus vaccine released [ + ]

Marshall Edwards prostate cancer product reveals good early results [ + ]

BioDiem and partner begin Phase I planning for live flu vaccine [ + ]

QRxPharma starts second study for dual-opioid pain therapy [ + ]

Nominations for the 2009 BioFirst Commercialisation Award are now open [ + ]

Pressure has been used to make what was previously impossible possible — an alloy between two incompatible elements.

Fossil fish practiced early copulation [ + ]

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.

New CSIRO maths chief Dr Louise Ryan wants more money for maths-based research. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

A rough draft of the Neandertal genome has been completed by scientisis at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Inherited mutations are only thought to account for one per cent of melanoma cases in Australia, so what about the other 99 per cent? [ + ]