Research & development > Life sciences

The origin of different sexes

22 April, 2010

Coming straight from the pond - a multicellular green alga may have unlocked the secrets behind the evolution of different sexes.


The scientific brain

07 April, 2010

There is a striking similarity between how the human brain determines what is going on in the outside world and the job of scientists. Both process predictable sensory input in an efficient manner but require more effort when predictions are not fulfilled.


Bacteria-killing proteins cover blood-type blind spot

17 February, 2010

A set of proteins found in our intestines can recognise and kill bacteria that have human blood-type molecules on their surfaces, scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered.


Molecular causes of genetic diseases

15 February, 2010

A new study using bioinformatics, led by scientists at the Buck Institute for Age Research, reports the ability to predict the molecular cause of many inherited genetic diseases. These predictions involve tens of thousands of genetic disease-causing mutations and have led to the creation of a web-based tool available to academic researchers who study disease.


What came first in the origin of life?

12 January, 2010

A study carried out by three European researchers contradicts the 'metabolism first' hypothesis in the origin of life.


Monitoring protein-tissue interactions in real time

02 January, 2010

Ridgeview Instruments AB’s LigandTracer Grey facilitates kinetic measurements on living cells by enabling researchers to follow protein-cell interactions in real time.


Diagnosis emerges from complete sequencing of patient's genes

21 October, 2009

Scientists have used high-throughput DNA sequencing technology to diagnose a genetic disease by completely sequencing all of a patient’s genes.


How plants recognise their siblings

16 October, 2009

With no visible sensory markers, plants are able to recognise plants grown from the same mother. Plants exhibit less competitive behaviour towards their siblings than they do towards strangers.


Insect growth chamber

10 September, 2009

Caron's newly designed 25 cu ft Insect Growth Chamber, Model 6025-3, is said to provide a solution for a wide variety of entomological studies.


Y chromosome may not be a dysfunctional loner after all

09 September, 2009

X and Y chromosomes have been shown to exchange DNA, refuting the scientific theory that the two chromosomes do not communicate at all.


Biomedical engineering teaching equipment

10 August, 2009 by

Emona Instruments has been appointed as the Australian distributor for the CleveLabs range of biomedical engineering teaching systems.


Differences between induced pluripotent and embryonic stem cells

03 July, 2009

Embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells have been found to have inherent molecular differences, making it possible to clearly distinguish between the two cell types.


Flow cytometric chromosome classification

15 May, 2009 by Beckman Coulter

Flow cytometric chromosome classification has been routinely used in the analysis of mammalian karyotypes as well as to assess chromosomal abnormalities. Download this tech paper for more information on how highly purified fractions of chromosomes can be isolated rapidly from the labelled chromosomes using a cell sorter.


A virologist's perspective on Influenza A (H1N1)

05 May, 2009

Soon after scientists first isolated influenza A type viruses from pigs in 1931 and humans in 1933, they watched it break evolutionary barriers with alarming ease — infecting not only humans, but also aquatic birds, poultry, pigs, horses, dogs and other species. Now, with an intensifying outbreak driven by the emergence of a new strain of influenza A(H1N1), scientists once again have a unique opportunity to study viral evolution in action.


Sterile scalpels

07 April, 2009 by

The safety cover on the Feather Safety Razor Sterile Safeshield Scalpel protects the blade in procedure and handling. The clear protective shield can be advanced (to cover the blade) and retracted as required.


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