Research & development > Life sciences

Fungal spores reduce drag

02 November, 2010 by Robert Sanders

Long before geese started flying in chevron formation or cyclists learned the value of drafting, fungi discovered an aerodynamic way to reduce drag on their spores so as to spread them as high and as far as possible.


Helpful hints for better aseptic technique

18 October, 2010

Aseptic technique is a set of principles and practices used by cell culture workers to reduce the potential of unwanted microorganisms or other cell lines from being introduced into cell cultures, sterile solutions and supplies and, most importantly, the technician and coworkers. This is especially true when working with human cell lines known to contain oncogenic or infectious viruses or other harmful microorganisms.


Maths implies ‘hobbit’ an iodine-deficient human

06 October, 2010

A paper published is set to re-ignite debate over the origins of so-called Homo floresiensis - the ‘hobbit’ that some scientists have claimed as a new species of human.


Smart use for wisdom teeth

14 September, 2010

The mesenchymal stromal cells in wisdom teeth pulp can be used to create lines of induced-pluripotent stem cells - opening up a new potential avenue for stem-cell therapy whereby patients could be treated with their own stem cells.


Nucleofection has been successfully used for generation of iPS cells

07 September, 2010

Reprogramming of somatic cells to pluripotent iPS (induced pluripotent stem) cells promises to revolutionize regenerative medicine.


Do you see what I see?

03 August, 2010

An important new link between what people see and the way their minds process that visual information has been discovered.


Missing Puma reveals cancer conundrum

02 August, 2010

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have made a discovery that has upended scientists’ understanding of programmed cell death and its role in tumour formation.


Australia and France join to fight disease

16 July, 2010

Australian and French researchers will be working together to fight neurodegenerative diseases, like Parkinson’s disease, thanks to funding through the 2010 French-Australian Science and Technology (FAST) Program.


What came first - the chicken or the egg?

12 July, 2010

The ubiquitious egg problem - "what came first, the chicken or the egg?" - has been partially cracked.


Of lice and man: researchers sequence human body louse genome

29 June, 2010

A multi-institutional team has recently sequenced the body louse genome with Dr Stephen Cameron from CSIRO Entomology researching the gene that is responsible for body lice responding to their environment.


Left or right? Early detection of soccer penalty kicks revealed

25 June, 2010

Some top soccer goalkeepers are able to head off a penalty kick by diving in the correct direction in advance of the kick. Recent research in cognitive science explains how they do this.


ES cell-derived cardiomyocytes: functional expression of all essential cardiac ion currents

21 June, 2010

To date, in vitro preclinical electrophysiological studies rely mainly on recombinant cell systems like injected oocytes or mammalian cell lines expressing only one specific ion channel.


Breakthrough in stem cell culturing

01 June, 2010

A supply of cultured stem cells for clinical uses is coming closer as Karolinska Institutet researchers culture cells under chemically controlled conditions without the use of animal substances.


Beetle DNA holds key to evolutionary puzzle

18 May, 2010

Researchers at The University of Western Australia have moved a step closer to understanding the fundamental evolutionary question of variation within a species by studying the genetics of a small brown beetle.


Cool blood from extinct mammoth

05 May, 2010

Researchers at the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA at the University of Adelaide have determined the genetic sequences of mammoth haemoglobin and brought to light some cool facts.


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