Pesticides drive loss of invertebrate biodiversity
19 June, 2013 by Susan WilliamsonCurrent pesticide risk assessment falls short of protecting biodiversity in the northern and southern hemispheres.
Tour of microbes - lessons not learned from history
19 June, 2013 by Susan WilliamsonThe emergence of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis on the border of North Queensland is raising concerns about this becoming a public health disaster in Australia.
Primitive fish fossil nods its head
17 June, 2013 by Susan WilliamsonPreserved muscle fibres from a 380-million-year-old fossil fish reveal that the vertebrate neck and abdominal muscles evolved earlier than previously thought.
Tour of microbes - eating organochlorides
12 June, 2013 by Susan WilliamsonOptimising growth conditions and matchmaking bacteria is all in a day’s work when bioremediating contaminated sites.
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.
The social lives of plants
13 May, 2013Having a neighbourly chat improves seed germination in plants.
