Overlooked cytokine potential anticancer agent
15 August, 2013Interleukin-11 has revealed itself to be a potential new target for anticancer therapies.
Research into precision agriculture recognised
13 August, 2013The 2014 winner of what is widely regarded as the Nobel prize for soil science, the Dokuchaev award, is an Australian researcher.
Endangered species choke on plastic
12 August, 2013When a plastic bag floats in the ocean it looks like a jellyfish, especially to a hungry turtle swimming by.
AmpliPhi presents CF lung data at phage summit
09 August, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAmpliPhi BioSciences has used the Evergreen International Phage Meeting to present data supporting the effectiveness of bacteriophage treatments in P. aeruginosa infections.
Breakthrough into the construction of vitamin B12
09 August, 2013Bioscientists at the University of Kent have revealed for the first time how vitamin B12/antipernicious anaemia factor is made. The mystery of its construction is often referred to as “the Mount Everest of biosynthetic problems”.
National Science Week 2013
08 August, 2013Australia’s 16th National Science Week has been launched.
Support for research infrastructure renewed
05 August, 2013As part of the 2013-14 Budget, the Australian Government has announced additional funding for the renewal of the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy.
Bacterial bio-insecticide
05 August, 2013 by Susan WilliamsonAustralian and New Zealand researchers have discovered a new way in which toxin-producing bacteria store their cytotoxic chemicals.
Warming oceans impact marine-life habits
05 August, 2013Change is afoot in the broader marine landscape as patterns of movement and breeding modes of marine animals adjust to a changing climate.
Smart aquarium
02 August, 2013A new aquarium that simulates the ocean will place Australian marine science at the forefront of marine research and discovery.
Recycling helium
31 July, 2013 by Susan WilliamsonAn 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 WilliamsonThe human papillomavirus has been linked to yet another malignancy - cancer of the oesophagus.
Aligning immunology and virology
24 July, 2013 by Susan WilliamsonRunning 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, 2013Two 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, 2013Philanthropist, business leader and 2011 Australian of the Year Simon McKeon has been awarded the 2014 Academy Medal.
