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Strewth: first wallaby genome published

19 August, 2011 by Tim Dean

It’s a proud day for Australian science: the first complete wallaby genome has been published, revealing insights into unique traits such as its signature hop and antibiotic milk.


Many genes make you smart

10 August, 2011 by Tim Dean

New insight into the genetic basis of intelligence shows that many small variations contribute to someone's intelligence.


Feature: Automated genomics

01 August, 2011 by Graeme O'Neill

The Arrayed Retroviral Expression Cloning (ARVEC) facility at the University of Queensland Diamantina Institute is pushing the data limits with 'high-content imaging' of cell phenotypes.


Feature: Functional genomics writ large

29 July, 2011 by Graeme O'Neill

Sequencing the human genome was the easy part. Determining the function of 23,000 human genes is a far greater challenge. The Diamantina’s new high-throughput functional genomics facility will help accelerate the process.


Feature: Sequencing 3.0

26 July, 2011 by Fiona Wylie

The Institute for Molecular Biosciences' Sean Grimmond is the first in Australia to get hands on experience using the next next generation Ion Torrent technology.


Coral genome projected completed

05 July, 2011 by Tim Dean

Australian scientists have used next generation sequencing to produce the first full genome of the ubiquitous Great Barrier Reef coral, Acropora millepora.


Genomics comes to the rescue of the Tasmanian devil

27 June, 2011 by Staff Writers

Whole-genome analysis has been employed by Australian and overseas researchers to develop a new approach to saving the endangered Tasmanian devil.


Controversial biological and gene patent Bill delayed

17 June, 2011 by Tim Dean

The Senate has issued an extension until August for the hotly debated Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological Materials) Bill.


Feature: Human focus of miRNA

03 June, 2011 by Graeme O'Neill

Revealing the role of a particular microRNA in cancer of epithelial tissue was a tricky prospect for Professor Peter Leedman and his team.


Feature: Mysteries of nerve function

04 May, 2011 by Fiona Wylie

Associate Professor Fred Meunier has finally shed some light on the role played by the protein Munc18 in nerve function.


Feature: Proteins that make you think

02 May, 2011 by Fiona Wylie

Associate Professor Fred Meunier is unravelling the mystery of a curious protein called Munc18, and its role in nerve function.


New mechanism of evolution uncovered

22 March, 2011 by Tim Dean

Australian researchers have detailed a new mechanism of evolution that is not based on natural selection but rather on how populations of organisms, such as cane toads, move around.


Feature: Metagenomics and beyond

11 March, 2011 by Tim Dean

The new Australian Centre for Ecogenomics will be taking metagenomics to the next step by combining it with other approaches to reveal how entire biological systems work.


Feature: Metagenomics goes full circle

11 March, 2011 by Tim Dean

Metagenomics pioneers, Phil Hugenholtz and Gene Tyson, are hoping to reveal the evolutionary forces that shape microbiological ecosystems.


Feature: From metagenomics to ecogenomics

11 March, 2011 by Tim Dean

Phil Hugenholtz has used metagenomics to uncover the remarkable ecosystem in the humble termite’s hind-gut that allows it to digest stubborn cellulose.


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