Feature: Illuminating coral
18 December, 2009 by Tim DeanThe coral genome project is underway, powered by Illumina’s latest Genome Analyzer IIx technology. David Miller from James Cook University hopes it will help save the coral from the blight of bleaching.
Opinion special: Gene patenting
15 December, 2009 by Staff WritersIan Olver, CEO of Cancer Council Australia, and Trevor Davies, of the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia, debate the merits and dangers of gene patents.
Recombinant proteins facility opens in Victoria
07 December, 2009 by Tim Dean$11.2 million Victorian Recombinant Proteins Feeder Facility opens at Monash University.
Sequencing an entire Pacific island
04 December, 2009 by Staff WritersU.S. researchers are aiming to inventory the DNA of every living thing on a French Polynesian island.
Gene patent inquiry delayed
30 November, 2009 by Tim DeanSenate inquiry on gene patents now to report in March 2010.
Feature: Another dimension in protein interaction
16 November, 2009 by Tim DeanVisualising the interactome isn't easy. But now Marc Wilkins and his team have developed a new tool, The Interactorium, that enables protein interactions to be visualised – all in stunning 3D.
Horse genome reveals evolutionary surprises
06 November, 2009 by Tim DeanFirst full genome of the domestic horse sequenced. Sheds light on evolutionary history and human diseases.
Gene patents vital to biotech industry: IPTA
05 November, 2009 by Tim DeanBanning gene patents could devastate Australian biotechnology industry, says IPTA.
Novel sequencing approach produces cucumber genome
03 November, 2009 by Tim DeanTraditional and next generation sequencing technologies combined for de novo sequence.
Genome 'dark matter' sheds light on speciation
27 October, 2009 by Staff WritersRapidly evolving gene interferes with sterility in other species.
FLASH goes the messenger RNA
23 October, 2009 by Staff WritersProtein involved in programmed cell death found to play a role in DNA replication.
Evolution in a bottle
19 October, 2009 by Staff Writers40,000 generations of bacteria show natural selection in action.
Lifting the lid on the epigenome
15 October, 2009 by Staff WritersSalk researchers map the first complete human epigenome.
Gene linked to anaemia found
12 October, 2009 by Staff WritersCommon gene variant found to regulate iron and haemoglobin levels.
Revealing the dark matter of the genome
09 October, 2009 by Staff WritersNew map of copy number variation in the human genome could help reveal missing genetic variants for common disease.
