AusBiotech profile: Plasvacc
18 October, 2007 by Kate McDonaldWe profile Queensland veterinary biotech Plasvacc, which develops plasma products as an alternative to antibiotics.
Boning up on mesenchymal stem cells
16 October, 2007 by Kate McDonaldAs it begins Phase IIa clinical trials, Mesoblast is riding high: its share price is climbing, its market capitalisation is booming and all that promise seems to be coming good.
Hearty news for stem cells
10 August, 2007 by Staff WritersMesoblast sees heart muscle recovery in Newcastle pilot trial.
The limitations of the nose
02 August, 2007 by Staff WritersVery few things are more important in life than a good glass of wine, which is why scientists are poking their noses into it.
Differences of opinion in coeliac disease
20 July, 2007 by Kate McDonaldThe treatment of coeliac disease could be tailored to individual genetic make-up following a Victorian research breakthrough.
Blood test to measure regulatory T cells
03 July, 2007 by Staff WritersCentenary Institute invention will be commercialised by BD.
Hitchhiker's Guide to a small planet
20 June, 2007 by Graeme O'NeillA French team believes it has identified the ancestral bacterial gene pool for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.
Vaccines put the runs on the board
19 June, 2007 by Fiona WylieTwo new vaccines against rotavirus infection have been added to the PBS.
Luck of the draw for XISTence
19 June, 2007 by Staff WritersUK physicist explains why X chromosomes are randomly chosen.
Stem cells, tolerance and rebooting the thymus
15 June, 2007 by Kate McDonaldQuestion time with Professor Richard Boyd.
The ins and outs of therapeutic cloning
13 June, 2007 by Fiona WylieLoane Skene will discuss the legal and moral debate over therapeutic cloning at an international meeting in Cairns next week.
Stem cells: back to the future
07 June, 2007 by Graeme O'NeillAs the NSW Parliament debates therapeutic cloning, the hunt for alternative sources of pluripotent stem cells is on.
Drink, drank, drunk
05 June, 2007 by Kate McDonald'Drunks beget drunks' is the title of John Whitfield's presentation for the addictions seminar at the IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, being held in Melbourne in July.
hESCs differentiated into islet-like clusters
24 May, 2007 by Staff WritersGeron scientists and collaborators differentiate human embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing islet-like clusters.
Rapid diagnostic for flaviviruses
23 May, 2007 by Staff WritersA Queensland PhD student has come up with a rapid diagnostic test for Dengue fever.
