International approval for Australian pharmaceutical testing
16 July, 2007University of Queensland-based contract research organisation TetraQ is now recognised to provide internationally accredited testing services to the Australian biopharmaceutical industry.
Career decisions for embryonic stem cells
06 July, 2007As a fertilised egg develops into a full-grown adult, mammalian cells make many crucial decisions - closing doors of opportunity as they adopt careers as liver cells, skin cells or neurons.
Meningococcal vaccine could have unknown side effects
29 June, 2007An ANU specialist has called for more research into the effect of the routine meningococcal vaccine on other throat and nasal infections found in the community, like tonsillitis and pneumonia.
Breakthrough understanding of mitochondrial disease
22 June, 2007Scientists at La Trobe University have made a breakthrough by discovering signalling problems in cells may be responsible for mitochondrial diseases, a set of rare and incurable conditions affecting thousands of people worldwide.
Regional biotech on the world map
17 May, 2007The Australian-New Zealand Biotech Alliance (ANZBA), in partnership with Invest Australia, has launched a web-based directory to promote the fast-growing regional biotechnology industry to the global market.
Research unravels the secrets of salt and taste
24 April, 2007New research into the molecular basis of salty taste has been released by the Nestlé Research Center in Switzerland.
Scientists discover new virus
24 April, 2007Scientists have discovered a new virus that was responsible for the deaths of three transplant recipients who received organs from a single donor in Victoria, Australia.
Biotech industry growing
04 April, 2007Employment in the Australian biotech sector has doubled over the last two years, according to an industry survey conducted by Innovation Dynamics Pty Ltd
DNA sleuth awarded Curtin medal
09 March, 2007The Curtin Medal for Excellence in Medical Research has been awarded to an Australian scientist who studies how DNA replicates in cells, in an effort to understand and find cures for diseases such as cancer.
Human beans may come to a plate near you
08 March, 2007The US Department of Agriculture has signalled its plans to allow the commercial cultivation of genetically-modified rice on more than 3000 acres in Kansas.
Researcher fights insects with venom
07 March, 2007An Australian researcher has returned from the US to continue working on environmentally-friendly insect control methods based on spider venom compounds.
Mice cloned from skin cells
15 February, 2007Healthy and viable mice that survive until adulthood have been cloned from adult stem cells by scientists from Rockefeller University using cells called keratinocyte stem cells.
Web-based genomics computational resource facilitates research
06 February, 2007Researchers from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati (UC) Academic Health Center at the Computational Medicine Center have established a gene information resource designed to aid biomedical researchers in more effectively identifying small alterations in the human genome that are associated with individuals' susceptibility to disease.
Nutrition studies' conclusions tied to funding source
10 January, 2007A systematic analysis of the medical literature shows that nutrition studies'' conclusions correlate with who funds them – much like the bias found for pharmaceutical studies, but with potentially greater public health implications.
Non-exclusive worldwide licence to use ddRNAi in research programs granted
08 January, 2007Sigma-Aldrich, a life science and high technology company, has announced that it has granted Pfizer a worldwide non-exclusive research licence to use DNA-directed RNAi (ddRNAi) technology.
