Successful ‘proof of concept’ implementation is the key to maximising return on R&D investment in universities, according to Science Industry Australia (SIA).

Research into the ancestry of US President, Thomas Jefferson has thrown new light onto his ancestry and the migration of a rare class of DNA.

Rockeby Biomed has received the European approval, CE Mark, for its Human Antigen Detection Test for Influenza A.

Pathway Studio software and Ariadne products will be distributed by GeneWorks in Australia and New Zealand.

Australian scientists have identified the leukaemia cells responsible for causing relapse after treatment in common childhood cancer.

Loss of D1 dopamine neurons, not D2, responsible for Huntington's symptoms, Florey researcher says. [ + ]

Australian scientists identify cells responsible for relapse after treatment in common childhood cancer. [ + ]

If you were asked what were the greatest medical breakthroughs of the past two centuries, what would you choose? [ + ]

Trial of reverse transcriptase inhibitor achieves good results in patients with drug-resistant HIV. [ + ]

Clinuvel has identified a new application for its photoprotective drug, this time in cancer patients. [ + ]

LabTech Systems has been awarded $2.14m under the AusIndustry Commercial Ready Grant program to support the development and commercialisation of its laboratory instrumentation, MicroStreak.

The ability to resist many of the antibiotics used against plague has been found so far in only a single case of the disease in Madagascar. But because the same ability is present in other kinds of bacteria from a broad range of livestock, antibiotic resistance could potentially spread to other Yersinia pestis and also other bacterial pathogens.

Sydney University researchers have identified how crocodiles and other reptiles detect temperature - shedding new light on their adaptation to environmental changes and pointing to new pain treatments for humans.

Peptech has released a new antibody technology platform called Synhumanisation. [ + ]

In addition to its job as master regulator of apoptosis, p53 is also responsible for activating the tanning response in skin, a new study claims. [ + ]