Grant writing, a waste of time?
12 June, 2013Australian researchers spend an average of 34 working days preparing a single NHMRC grant application.
Lyrebird song and dance routine
07 June, 2013Male lyrebirds coordinate song with dance, creating a display of a level of sophistication previously only known in humans.
Treatment in sight for spinal cord injuries
07 June, 2013Queensland scientists will begin clinical trials of treatment for spinal cord injuries after discovering dramatic improvements in balance and coordination when blocking a protein.
Funding research into how humans learn
05 June, 2013The Science of Learning Research Centre has received significant funding from the Australian Government to investigate the neuroscience of the human learning process.
Plant scientist wins Linnean Medal
28 May, 2013The lifework, passion and achievements of a scientist with more than 20 years’ experience in researching the ecology and conservation of Australian native plants and ecosystems have been recognised by one of the world’s most prestigious scientific societies.
Arafura Timor Research Facility upgrade complete
27 May, 2013The newly upgraded facility in Australia’s tropical north will encourage collaboration between scientists from government, academia and industry.
Pharmaxis names Eastern European distributor
23 May, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingPharmaxis (ASX:PXS) has appointed PharmaSwiss as distributor for cystic fibrosis treatment Bronchitol in Poland and 10 other Eastern European markets.
Mesoblast publishes results of AMI trial
20 May, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMesoblast’s (ASX:MSB) adult MPCs were able to improve cardiac function in an animal model of acute myocardial infarction, a study shows.
A simple step from ocean to land
16 May, 2013 by Susan WilliamsonThe shape change required for animals to make the major evolutionary transition from ocean to land appears to have been simpler than previously thought.
Brain rewiring
15 May, 2013 by Susan WilliamsonA collaborative research project has advanced our understanding of brain plasticity.
Bringing stem cell researchers together
13 May, 2013This week, experts from around Australia and two international leaders in the field will meet to discuss stem cell science and just how close we are to delivering on the promise of this field.
The social lives of plants
13 May, 2013Having a neighbourly chat improves seed germination in plants.
National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases
13 May, 2013A new centre dedicated to research on the interaction between the nervous system and the immune system has been established on the Gold Coast.
Understanding honeybee hives
09 May, 2013 by Susan WilliamsonThe unsustainable rate at which bee colonies are failing is driving work in understanding the conditions in which colonies flourish and those in which they fail.
Balancing act
30 April, 2013 by Fiona WylieDr Robin Hobbs got off to a stellar start with a breakthrough finding published in Nature. Now he’s continuing to investigate a delicate balancing act that occurs within stem cells in the testis.
