New research in early lung cancer detection
09 February, 2011
Researchers are now working to develop a new diagnostics platform with which lung cancer can be diagnosed in its early stages, even during a visit to the general practitioner.
New ISO standard helps find out how toxic nanoparticles are
08 February, 2011
With the rapid growth of nanotechnology-based products, researchers, manufacturers, regulators and consumers are increasingly concerned with their safety and environmental impact. To help address this issue, ISO has published an International Standard to support the inhalation toxicity testing of nanoparticles.
Science finds colours most alluring
02 February, 2011
The eagle-eyed among us rally to red and the Mr Magoos are wooed by blue.
Scientists find drugs can cause sudden cardiac death
01 February, 2011
Australian researchers have come one step closer to understanding how the rhythm of the heartbeat is controlled and why many common drugs, including some antibiotics, antihistamines and anti-psychotics, can cause a potentially fatal abnormal heart rhythm.
Genetic test predicts IVF success
17 January, 2011
It has been found that different subtypes of the FMR1 gene (also known as the fragile X mental retardation gene) in potential mothers are associated with significantly different chances of conceiving with in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Now researchers have developed a genetic blood test that predicts the chances that IVF will lead to a successful pregnancy.
Discovery agreement signed in the field of autoimmune disease
17 January, 2011
Ono Pharmaceutical Co (Osaka, Japan) and BioFocus (Saffron Walden, UK) have signed a collaboration agreement, focused on discovering novel targets in the field of autoimmune disease.
Diagnostic tool predicts bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome
13 January, 2011
A lung transplant can mean a new chance at life. But many who receive one develop a debilitating, fatal condition that causes scar tissue to build up in the lungs and chokes off the ability to breathe.
Australia and India become partners in scientific discovery
10 January, 2011
Australian and Indian researchers are teaming up to pursue new ideas, from non-invasive tools for detecting cancer to better techniques for monitoring the health of our oceans.
Is the universe real or did I imagine it?
22 December, 2010
The incompatibility between quantum theory and consciousness may be overcome if we jettison the heliocentric model of the universe and adopt a theory proposed by South Korean scientist Dr Daegene Song. Dr Song suggests that the universe may not be objectively 'real', in the sense that it may not exist if there is no-one to observe it.
New ways to access RAFT technology
20 December, 2010
The developers of Reversible Addition Fragmentation-chain Transfer (RAFT) technology, CSIRO and DuPont, have enhanced their technology transfer and licensing program to enable companies to more easily access the technology.
UWA to reveal 3D images of nano world
17 December, 2010
The University of Western Australia will soon be home to one of the most powerful microscopes in Australia that can capture 3D images of objects and surfaces at the molecular or nanoparticle level in real time.
First knock-in rats using zinc finger nuclease technology
14 December, 2010
Sigma Life Science has announced that its SAGE Labs initiative has successfully used its CompoZr Zinc Finger Nuclease (ZFN) technology to generate knock-in rats in which foreign genes have been inserted, or 'knocked-in', into the rat genome in a precisely targeted manner. This breakthrough achievement represents a major step forward in the creation of a transgenic animal, which may serve as more predictive models of human disease.
Black hole observatory one step closer
07 December, 2010
Five leading Australian universities have joined together to seek funding for a major international gravitational wave observatory in Australia.
Securing Australia's future in food, energy, water and carbon
07 December, 2010
The Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council has released two expert scientific reports on serious issues facing the nation: Australia and Food Security in a Changing World and Challenges at Energy-Water-Carbon Intersections.
New microscopic life aboard the RMS Titanic
07 December, 2010
The greatest piece of material evidence regarding the sinking of the Titanic - the wreck itself - may soon be lost, says a researcher at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, who has been examining the bacteria eating away at the so-called 'unsinkable ship' as it sits on the ocean bottom.
