A greenhouse which uses sunlight to turn salt water into fresh water for growing vegetables or drinking purposes has been developed.

Micromass UK, a division of Waters (USA), have acquired Mass Analyser Products (MAP).

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.

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.

A team of geneticists believe that experiments with a nematode worm (Caenorhabditis elegans) could hold the key to prolonging human life.

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.

Murdoch University's School of Engineering has developed a pilot scale fed-batch fermenter for researching DNA protein production.

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.

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.

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.

University of Melbourne research chemists are synthesising biomolecules without their mirror images.

An anti-cancer vaccine to treat breast cancer employs a 'Trojan horse' technique that triggers a patient's genes to make its own healing medicine.

How important is it to know the chances of an adverse outcome for heart surgery? Hospital administrators now consider this type of information an important part of hospital operations.

According to a US psychologist, the mood a person is in can influence the choice of foods eaten and choice of foods eaten can influence mood.

The National Science Writers Festival 2000 will be held in association with the Brisbane Writers Festival. The Festival will be held in Brisbane from October 19 to the 22.