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Recycling helium

31 July, 2013 by Susan Williamson

An onsite helium recovery system will make helium use more sustainable and help this finite resource be retained.


HPV increases risk of oesophageal cancer

25 July, 2013 by Susan Williamson

The human papillomavirus has been linked to yet another malignancy - cancer of the oesophagus.


Aligning immunology and virology

24 July, 2013 by Susan Williamson

Running a lab, directing a CRC and now a WHO Centre, Anne Kelso discusses her accomplished research career in microbiology, immunology and virology.


Fossil fragments rearrange marsupial evolution

23 July, 2013

Two tiny fossils are prompting an overhaul of theories about marsupial evolution after they revealed unexpected links to South America - and possibly Africa.


Academy Medal awarded to science and research advocate

22 July, 2013

Philanthropist, business leader and 2011 Australian of the Year Simon McKeon has been awarded the 2014 Academy Medal.


Hearing brainwaves

17 July, 2013

Listening to the electrical activity of the brain may provide a more effective way of diagnosing and managing epilepsy.


Science literacy declining

17 July, 2013

Scientific literacy is falling among young adults and to a lesser degree among the broader Australian adult population.


Probing microbial dark matter

15 July, 2013

Researchers have developed a technique for mapping and characterising microbial ‘dark matter’ in the environment.


ImmunAid gets US patent for immune cycle tech

11 July, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

ImmunAid has secured the first US patent covering its strategy involving optimising the time to deliver treatments such as chemotherapy based on patients’ immune system cycles.


Laureate Fellowships and bionic eye funding

11 July, 2013

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded $47 million in research funding in the 2013 Australian Laureate Fellowships and an additional $10 million for research on the bionic eye.


New role discovered for macrophages

10 July, 2013

Macrophages play a critical role in fertility by creating a healthy hormone environment in the uterus.


Mapping the developing mind

09 July, 2013 by Susan Williamson

Comprehensive mapping of the human brain epigenome has revealed patterns of methylation that occur during the formation of brain circuitry.


University funding cuts to be re-examined

04 July, 2013

With the Australian National University announcing cuts to jobs, the new higher education minister plans to re-evaluate university funding


Allied Healthcare increases stake in vaccine

03 July, 2013

A next-generation therapeutic vaccine for genital herpes has received an investment boost from Allied Healthcare Group.


Biomolecular in the bush - a life sentence

03 July, 2013 by Susan Williamson

The RACI Division of Biomolecular Chemistry will hold its 2013 conference in the Blue Mountains in July. With themes of medicinal chemistry, chemical biology and drug discovery, here is a taste of what the meeting has in store.


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