ARC grant announcements
11 November, 2013The Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships and Major Grants funding announcements for funding commencing in 2013 and 2014 were made last week.
New President for the Australian Academy of Science
05 November, 2013Organic electronics researcher Professor Andrew Holmes has been elected as the next President of the Australian Academy of Science.
Giant extinct platypus discovered
05 November, 2013The largest platypus ever found has been discovered in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area of north-western Queensland.
Prime Minister's Prizes for Science 2013
01 November, 2013Three scientists and two teachers were honoured at a black-tie dinner at Parliament House with the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, Canberra.
Genea Biocells claims MD breakthrough
17 October, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGenea Biocells has produced human skeletal muscle from stem cells, in a breakthrough technique with potential applications in the treatment of muscular dystrophies.
From petrochemical to biochemical
10 October, 2013Modifying baker's yeast to produce a synthetic form of the natural chemical limonene may provide a much-needed future alternative to fossil fuels.
Orthocell publishes trial results for tendon stem cell technology
09 October, 2013Orthocell's results from a clinical study of its Ortho-ATI technology for regenerating damaged tendons have been published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Nitrogen sustainability - a race against time
09 October, 2013 by Fiona WylieTake too much fertiliser, an inefficient crop, not enough land into the future to feed the world and more than a pinch of economics - and you have a recipe for disaster. Thankfully, Brent Kaiser is quietly confident that scientists like him can contribute to a more sustainable future.
Funding for collaborative research
03 October, 2013The 2014 University of Western Australia Research Collaboration Awards have given almost $775,000 to research projects across the globe.
Validating drug targets in mini-brains
03 October, 2013 by Susan WilliamsonProgressing research on potential targets for Parkinson's disease is likely to involve testing in neurons derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells.
Agenix to divest business in China
02 October, 2013 by Susan WilliamsonDivesting business in China will allow Agenix to focus on its diagnostics projects.
CO2 causes turf wars
02 October, 2013 by Graeme O'NeillThe planet is warming, but Dr Marilyn Ball’s research group has found that rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere makes cold-tolerant plants more susceptible to frost.
How the brain makes body maps
01 October, 2013Illusions increase understanding of how the brain generates our body representation.
