Melbourne-based science journal ranks high on the world scale
24 September, 2002 by Melissa TrudingerMelbourne-based journal Human Mutation has become one of the top international journals in the genetics field.
Genetics congress tipped to be Australia's biggest science event
24 September, 2002 by Iain ScottThe Genetics Congress 2003 will be the biggest scientific event to have ever been held in Australia, organisers claim.
Bionomics files patent on 114 novel angiogenesis genes
23 September, 2002 by Graeme O'NeillAdelaide gene-discovery company Bionomics has announced it has successfully filed a patent under the international Patent Cooperation Treaty on 114 novel genes involved in angiogenesis, the process of blood-vessel growth.
Ace bio-IT team formed to spearhead phenome research
19 September, 2002 by Pete YoungA star-studded cast of researchers strongly seasoned with Australians has launched an ambitious bid to develop the next-generation bioinformatics needed to unravel the complexities of the phenome.
CAREER SPECIAL: The biotech gold rush
17 September, 2002 by Graeme O'NeillThe biotech gold rush is creating huge demand for people with many strings to their bow, as Graeme O'Neill discovers
CAREERS SPECIAL: Keeping the pace
17 September, 2002 by Graeme O'NeillAustralia's biotech industry is flourishing and the jobs are definitely out there, reports Graeme O'Neill
Benitec develops new knockout method for animal genes
16 September, 2002 by Melissa TrudingerQueensland company Benitec has developed a new method of knocking out genes in animals, combining its proprietary RNA interference (RNAi) technology with standard transgenic techniques.
The fine art of getting funding
09 September, 2002 by Pete YoungThe Centre of Bioinformatics and Biological Computing is a Western Australian research institute that has made thinking laterally about sources of funding into an art form.
GTG in third US licence deal
09 September, 2002 by Melissa TrudingerMelbourne-based Genetic Technologies has licensed its non-coding DNA patents to a third US genomics company, Perlegen Sciences, for about $1.6 million in cash and securities.
CSIRO research tool enables broad searches
02 September, 2002 by Melissa TrudingerA research tool from CSIRO has the ability to make it easier to get information on research activities in Australia's research institutions, universities and government departments.
Polymerat making a splash in the US
02 September, 2002 by Pete YoungAn Australian company that designs super-efficient surfaces for biochip and microplate assay systems used in high throughput proteomics screening has touched off an avalanche of US interest.
Singapore feature: money talks
02 September, 2002 by Iain ScottThe next time you start to worry about the drain of Australian scientific talent leaving town for better opportunities overseas, it might pay to remember the words of the director of Singapore's Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Chris Tan. Tan shrugs off such worries to opine that in Singapore's case, "Ideally, we'd be a 15-year revolving door."
Interview: Big picture stuff
02 September, 2002 by Iain ScottIt seems appropriate that the global CEO of a company engaged in the visualisation business is inclined to look at the big picture. Apart from being larger-than-life in person, Silicon Graphics (SGI) chief Bob Bishop is one of those outspoken, opinionated CEOs journalists love - one who is prepared to talk outside the finite square of profits and bottom lines to offer a world view.
Top WEHI researcher lured to UQ
30 August, 2002 by Pete YoungThe centre of gravity of Australian brain stem cell research has undergone a major shift with a change of residence by star researcher Prof Perry Bartlett and a large number of his team.
Gene database study backs 'privacy guardians'
29 August, 2002 by Pete YoungA new class of "privacy guardians" for genetic research databases and new laws requiring private sector researchers to conform to public sector ethical guidelines are two likely outcomes of a major Australian inquiry into the protection of genetic information.
