Industry News
Blobology and proteins' little helpers
One of the world's leading structural biologists, Helen Saibil, is bringing her knowledge -- and some spectacular images -- of molecular chaperones to the Lorne Protein conference. [ + ]
Bone healing with MSCs
Mesoblast announces good results from early phase trial in bone repair. [ + ]
Beamline on imaging and medical therapy
New centre for imaging and medical therapy being built at the Australian Synchrotron. [ + ]
Virtual-reality frog dissection
V-Frog, the world’s first virtual reality-based frog dissection software has been developed by Tactus Technologies, a project of the University at Buffalo Virtual Reality Laboratory. Designed for biology education, this software will allow observation and physically simulated dissection, and is supported by the Humane Society of the United States.
[ + ]Preparation for immunoassays seminar
The Fluorescence Applications in Biotechnology and Life Sciences Network and Science Industry Australia are preparing to run a seminar titled Luminescent Energy Transfer Immunoassays for the Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Analyte in Complex Matrices, to be held at Macquarie University on Tuesday 19 February.
[ + ]Queensland technology licensed by billion-dollar US company
University of Queensland scientists have developed a proprietary technology that will help other researchers in understanding fundamental aspects of growth, development and disease, which has been licensed to one of the world’s largest life science technology companies.
[ + ]Alpha-toxin didn't do it
Australian research shows that a long-suspected alpha-toxin protein is not the guilty party in exacerbating poultry necrotic enteritis. [ + ]
Moles and melanoma
A tale of two melanocytes: why does one become a mole and the other a melanoma? [ + ]
Life, but not as we know it
The annual Lorne conferences begin this weekend. First up, protein structure and function, where we learn the tricks of the bacterial toy trade. [ + ]
Cancer cure may boost bandwidth
An unusual collaboration between IT researchers and geneticists may hold the key to increasing international internet speeds.
[ + ]$2m funding for hepatitis C research
Adelaide scientists will lead a $2 million, five-year project to develop better vaccines and treatment options for hepatitis C sufferers.
[ + ]Your brain: use it or lose it
UQ neuroscientists add more weight to the "use it or lose it" model for brain function. [ + ]
Dementia focus for Hodges
Cambridge University neuroscientist Professor John Hodges has been lured to the University of NSW. [ + ]
Geneticists to the internet's rescue
Genetic analysis of light fingers noise problem [ + ]
vivoPharm expands, TGR contracts
Adelaide biotechs vivoPharm and TGR expand and contract. [ + ]
