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Top award for ANU geneticist
An ANU evolutionary geneticist, Professor Jenny Graves, has received one of five international awards given to women scientists for her studies on the evolution of mammalian genomes.
[ + ]Aussies helping the fight against bird flu
CSIRO scientists have boosted efforts to help stop the spread of bird flu in Asia and thereby reduce the risk of it reaching Australia.
[ + ]At the movies: real-time protein production
A team of chemists at Harvard University have developed what it claims is the first technique providing a real-time, molecule-by-molecule ‘movie’ of protein production in live cells.
[ + ]Help for forensics with full-colour fingerprints
In the future, forensic investigators may take full-colour fingerprints using new technology developed by a University of Toronto-led team of international researchers.
[ + ]Geelong scores rare honour in science
Victorian city Geelong has received a rare honour in scientific circles with the inclusion of part of the city’s name in the title of a new virus.
[ + ]Cause of death surprises researchers
A research team at the University of Michigan’s College of Pharmacy set out looking for a way to kill a stubborn type of bacteria and they succeeded—but not in the way they expected.
[ + ]Microbial database launched
A publicly-available microbial database tyo host a range of microbial genome sequences has been launched by researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech.
[ + ]Viruses may be key to animal background
The University of Auckland's Faculty of Science's Dr Alexei Drummond has been part of a global research team analysing the genetic sequences of viruses in animals.
[ + ]Technique for identifying microorganisms
Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a high-throughput technique for identifying the many species of microorganisms living in an unknown 'microbial community'.
[ + ]Application to characterise structure of DNA molecules
An application to enable more precise measurement of the location of a fluorescent label in a DNA layer has been developed by a team of researchers from Boston University in the US.
[ + ]Positive phase I data for Novogen's bowel disease drug
A recently completed phase I clinical trial of biopharmaceutical company Novogen's (ASX:NRT) anti-inflammatory compound NV-52 has shown rapid absorption indicating its potential as an oral therapy, according to the company. [ + ]
Zenyth in-licenses antibody patents from Ludwig
Melbourne's Zenyth Therapeutics (ASX:ZTL), formerly Amrad, has in-licensed patents from the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research for antibodies that target a key part of the inflammatory process. [ + ]
'Frustrating' delays for Chemeq's regulatory approval
Regulatory approval for Chemeq's (ASX:CMQ) polymeric antimicrobial CHEMEQ has been delayed in some jurisdictions, pushing expected registrations out in some cases to 2007. [ + ]
Vaccine researcher critical of CSL, govt approaches to bird flu
A leading researcher has raised the ire of CSL (ASX:CSL), saying the Melbourne company is "making the wrong vaccine for bird flu." [ + ]
SCS, Chemicon launch ES cell products
Stem Cell Sciences (AIM:STEM, SCS) and Californian-based Chemicon are set to launch a new product line of culture media for mouse embryonic stem cells. [ + ]
