Industry News
Adelaide Science Building At Leading Edge
A building which will support research and education in science, was opened at Adelaide University by Australian scientist Sir Gustav Nossal.
[ + ]Snail-Killing Flies
Researchers from the Central Queensland University (CQU) School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, have discovered what seems to be the first known case of flies that attack and kill marine snails. The discovery was made while a research project was being conducted in the Keppel Sands mangroves, north of the Tropic of Capricorn in Queensland.
[ + ]Australian Biotechnology Firm To Test New Drug
Progen Industries has announced the commencement of two new studies of its drug compound PI-88 in treating two major diseases, cancer and cardiovascular disease. The healthy volunteer studies have begun in England, and will be completed by early 2001.
[ + ]Preventing Rejection Of Anti-Cancer Drugs
Scientists at the University of Technology, Sydney have discovered important features of the structure of the molecule responsible for rejecting chemotherapy in up to 50% of cancer patients. Researchers have debunked previous notions of the structure of this molecule, called P-glycoprotein, in studies that has now been validated by research institutes in Europe and the USA.
[ + ]Water From The Sea
A greenhouse which uses sunlight to turn salt water into fresh water for growing vegetables or drinking purposes has been developed.
[ + ]Long-Haul Astronauts Risk Cosmic Cancer
Astronauts on an extended tour of duty aboard the international space station to be launched in November, face many dangers, including cancer, according to researchers at the UNSW School of Biochemistry.
[ + ]Biotechnology Company Announces Licensing Deal
New Zealand biotechnology company Genesis Research and Development have announced that a licensing deal with a US pharmaceutical firm for distribution rights to the PVAC psoriasis treatment, which is jointly owned by Genesis and Corixa, has been completed.
[ + ]Long-Life Worm And Diseases Of Ageing
A team of geneticists believe that experiments with a nematode worm (Caenorhabditis elegans) could hold the key to prolonging human life.
[ + ]Proteomic Gel Technologies
Sydney based proteomics company, Proteome Systems and Australian biotechnology company, Gradipore, have announced a collaborative agreement to develop and manufacture two-dimensional gel technologies for the global proteomics market.
[ + ]Protein Production
Murdoch University's School of Engineering has developed a pilot scale fed-batch fermenter for researching DNA protein production.
[ + ]Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter ...
Are these the four three-month seasons we experience every year? No! This seasonal calendar was brought to Australia at European settlement. Some parts of Australia have five seasons, while other regions experience as many as eight or nine.
[ + ]Colourful or Tasty Insects - or Both?
Scientists are researching whether a caterpillar's diet makes it distasteful to birds. Biologists at Stirling University, Scotland believe that if it can determined why predators avoid certain insects, crops in many parts of the world may be saved.
[ + ]Missing Lizards
A small dragon and a species of legless lizard have vanished from agricultural areas of central New South Wales. Up to nine other reptile species are also in decline, CSIRO wildlife researchers warned.
[ + ]Clever Chiral Chemistry
University of Melbourne research chemists are synthesising biomolecules without their mirror images.
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