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A Queensland University of Technology researcher has found a way to replace animal or human serum in the culture of human embryonic stem cells.

Australia will be positioned to take a world-leading role in the area, with the establishment of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for AntiMatter-Matter Studies (CAMS), which was launched today by ARC chief executive professor Peter Høj.

The Congressional delegation announced during a fact-finding trip to the UK, that the United States is lagging behind other leading nations on stem cell research.

Australian of the Year and cervical cancer vaccine inventor Professor Ian Frazer has won an award from one of America's premier cancer research groups.

The Australian Institute of Management (AIM) and the Confectionary Manufacturers of Australasia (CMA) announced their new alliance.

An alliance between Dharmacon and 14 international research centres have announced their progress towards their fundamental goal of developing internationally accepted standards for conducting research using the first complete siRNA library.

Forty-four scientists have been recognised for their exceptional contributions to science, engineering and medicine with their election to the Fellowship of the Royal Society the UK national academy of science.

A team of researchers has achieved a long-sought scientific goal: using laser light to break specific molecular bonds.

The Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP has released the Australian Government’s Innovation Report 2005-06.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientists have used electrostatic attraction to layer reactive biological molecules lasagne-style around spaghetti-like carbon nanotubes.

All objects in nature are made of irregular molecules called fractals and scientists now have created and captured an image of the largest man-made fractal molecule at the nanoscale.

A research team from Uppsala University has uncovered an entirely new mechanism for how communication between cells is regulated.

A University of Queensland team has challenged the nation’s corporate and political leaders to urgently boost investment in science and technology.

SIA has announced that Duncan Jones has accepted the position of executive director of Science Industry Australia and will begin work Monday 5th June 2006.