There is a beast stalking the world of intellectual property and biological inventions: the patent troll. [ + ]

University of Melbourne researchers have extracted genes from the extinct Tasmanian tiger, inserted it into a mouse and observed a biological function. [ + ]

Nature Genetics papers find further links between pigmentation and skin cancer. [ + ]

The May/June 2008 issue of Australian Life Scientist is out now. [ + ]

A new cancer collaboration has been launched at Peter Mac in Melbourne, in association with Pfizer. [ + ]

US and German researchers have created a 3D image of an A-beta peptide. [ + ]

An internationally recognised expert in medical imaging, Dr Simon Warfield, has been awarded an Australia-Harvard Fellowship to travel to Australia and work with the biomedical imaging team at the Australian e-Health Research Centre on early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.

There were mixed reactions from the science and research sector to yesterday's budget. [ + ]

The Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC), an international organisation including representatives from a range of major sequencing and bioinformatics centres, has created a new guideline for describing genomes and metagenomes.

Starpharma has released positive results from VivaGel clinical trial. [ + ]

Protein science meets computer gaming as researchers Foldit. [ + ]

The genome of a newly emerging superbug, commonly known as Steno, reveals an organism with a remarkable capacity for drug resistance. [ + ]

Trial of Fermiscan's breast cancer test completed. [ + ]

UK-based researchers have revealed the genetic make-up of one of the world’s strangest mammals: the Australian platypus.

A national online flu survey was launched recently, designed to track critical data on influenza infection and alert medical officials to large outbreaks of the virus.