CSIRO has developed maths-based imaging technology to measure hair on different parts of the human body.

Victoria University and Shimadzu are providing technical expertise and high-tech equipment to 12 Victorian secondary schools to help promote science as a tertiary chioce.

A Victorian government policy will make it easier for researchers to access specimens of native flora and fauna in Victoria, while at the same time protect the biological resource from exploitation.

The 2008 Biotechnology Intellectual Property Manual, developed and funded by a partnership between the Brumby government, Ausbiotech and specialist intellectual property lawyers Spruson & Ferguson, contains information about the types of IP available, when to file a patent application and how to commercialise successfully, and will benefit researchers, SMEs and venture capitalists looking to invest in the area.

Australian research finds link between androgen receptor and transsexualism [ + ]

QBI scientists describe cellular mechanism for enhanced memory formation [ + ]

A research team from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that the ion tracks left by heavy ions as they move across a solid are consistent with a frozen-in, nanoscale acoustic shock wave — a discovery that could revolutionise geological dating and nano-wire manufacturing.

Mary O’Kane named as NSW’s first chief scientist [ + ]

Anadis’ oral therapy in combination with Merck anti-AIDS drug in Phase IV trial [ + ]

Australian-designed clinical trial software launched in Malaysia and Singapore [ + ]

Benitec collaborator releases early results from RNAi trial for HIV [ + ]

Australian researchers find that Sox18 plays a critical role in lymphatic development [ + ]

Horizontal gene transfer by Space Invaders found in mammal species [ + ]

LCT receives govt approval to trial DiabeCell porcine islets in NZ [ + ]

Patent a step closer to commercialisation for BioProspect [ + ]