Dicer and double-stranded RNAs
15 November, 2006 by Steve KulischBio-Rad Laboratories' Steve Kulisch explains how synthetic 27-mer double-stranded RNAs can be designed to be processed by the Dicer endonuclease in a more predictable and efficient way.
How Big Blue created the Blue Gene and is now delving into the Blue Brain
15 November, 2006 by Kate McDonaldHow did a chemistry PhD become one of the 50 most powerful women in business by hooking up the world's largest computer company with the life sciences? Kate McDonald spoke to IBM's Carol Kovac, who admits to being rather excited about the world of biology.
Newly discovered proteins associated with cystic fibrosis
07 November, 2006 by ABN StaffResearchers have found a highly unusual distribution of two proteins in the lungs and airways of people with cystic fibrosis, a discovery that could be a step in determining how the disease progresses.
Genetic riddle solved by kangaroo and platypus
06 November, 2006 by ABN StaffAustralian scientists have unravelled a mystery behind the evolutionary origins of two debilitating human genetic diseases by studying the kangaroo and platypus genome.
100 genomes, 10 days and 10 million dollars
05 October, 2006 by ABN StaffThe US-based X Prize Foundation has launched an audacious competition to find a private company that can successfully map 100 human genomes in just 10 days. The winner will receive US$10 million (AU$13.75m).
US scientists win Nobel Prize for RNA interference discovery
03 October, 2006 by ABN StaffAmerican geneticists Andrew Fire and Craig Mello have won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of RNA interference, a mechanism for controlling the flow of genetic information.
Blackburn wins Lasker award for telomerase research
29 September, 2006 by ABN StaffAustralian-born molecular biologist Professor Elizabeth Blackburn has won the prestigious Lasker Award for the discovery of telomerase, the enzyme that synthesises telomeres, the tiny units of DNA that seal off the ends of chromosomes.
R-nomics and the central dogma of biology
21 September, 2006 by Graeme O'NeillProfessor John Mattick is challenging the orthodoxy that selfish DNA is the cornerstone of the genome. Regulatory RNA is where it's all happening, as Graeme O'Neill reports.
The next generation in sequencing is SOLiD
21 July, 2006 by Kate McDonaldApplied Biosystems hopes to introduce a brand new technology for DNA sequencing to the global market next year.
Flipping over a molecular mousetrap
21 July, 2006 by Kate McDonaldANU researchers have uncovered a neat little system to stop DNA replication in its tracks.
Chromosome 1: the biography
21 July, 2006 by Graeme O'NeillAn annotated DNA sequence for human chromosome 1 was published in Nature in May. Graeme O'Neill takes a time-travelling tour of the big one.
Protein partners and neural transmission
21 July, 2006 by Kate McDonaldThe discovery of an important partnership between two proteins in the neuron holds out great hope for treating epilepsy.
Human Variome project gets underway
21 July, 2006 by Graeme O'NeillThe international Human Variome Project is up and running following a highly successful first meeting in Melbourne in June.
The molecular mechanisms of ageing
21 July, 2006 by Fiona WylieHow and why do we age, can we do anything about it or is our lifespan programmed from the moment of conception?
Depression vulnerability gene confirmed
01 March, 2006 by Graeme O'NeillAn Australian replication study has strengthened evidence that individuals who inherit a common variant of the serotonin transporter gene 5-HTT are more vulnerable to major depression after adverse events in their lives.
