Methanogen microbes drive global warming
28 February, 2014A newly discovered microbe appears to be a key mediator of methane-based positive feedback to climate warming.
A bright future for brain research
26 February, 2014A new report provides commitment to national investment in brain research.
A neuroscientist's view
19 February, 2014 by Susan WilliamsonOne of the founders of neuroscience in Australia, Professor Marcello Costa, reflects on a distinguished career as a research scientist, teacher, musician and philosopher.
Genea Biocells to provide stem cells to US
18 February, 2014Approval of its human embryonic stem cell lines for use in the US puts Genea in the lead.
2014 Eureka Prizes open
13 February, 2014Get your entries in for the Australian Museum's Eureka Prizes for 2014.
CSL 1H profit grows 3%
12 February, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCSL (ASX:CSL) weathered the impact of a multimillion-dollar settlement payout and a decline in sales at bioCSL to turn in a 3% higher profit in 1H14.
Seeing like a satellite
31 January, 2014The eyes of mantis shrimp have a unique, previously undocumented colour vision system that uses 12 different types of photoreceptors.
Managing the cancer microenvironment
29 January, 2014 by Fiona WylieNew Queensland recruit Dr Roberta Mazzieri is passionate about understanding the complex and dangerous cellular interactions that make up a tumour microenvironment. Specifically, she wants to hijack one cell component of this environment and use its cancer-promoting powers for good, not evil.
Academy of Science awards scientific excellence
24 January, 2014The 2014 winners of the Australian Academy of Science's prestigious annual awards for scientific excellence have been announced.
Stem cell treatments on the agenda
17 January, 2014 by Susan WilliamsonConcerns about Australians pursuing unfounded and potentially risky stem cell treatments are beginning to be addressed by the NHMRC.
Funding for plant energy biology and analytical separation technologies
14 January, 2014A Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology and a Training Centre for Portable Analytical Separation Technologies are two initiatives to receive significant funding from the Australian Research Council for 2014.
Immortal science
09 January, 2014 by Susan WilliamsonProfessor Martin Pera, Program Leader of the ARC-supported national research consortium Stem Cells Australia, reflects on his involvement in the discovery of human embryonic stem cells and where the research field is at today.
Putting the brain back into brain research
11 December, 2013 by Fiona WylieFacilities that store human brain tissue, so-called 'brain banks', are finding it harder than ever to get a share of the medical research dollar in Australia. Yet they remain an incredibly important, relevant and valuable resource for many studies in neuroscience, and Tasmanian neuroscientist James Vickers is keen to explain why.
Acid ocean, biodiversity decline
09 December, 2013Increasing levels of carbon dioxide are having an adverse effect on the diversity of invertebrates that live on coral reefs.
