Safe smoking and tobacco industry funding of genetic research
29 June, 2010
The tobacco industry's funding of genetic research could potentially be used to shift responsibility for cancer from smoking to an individual’s genetic make-up.
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 | Supplied by: Capsugel Australia Pty Ltd
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.
Monash builds on a green chemistry future
21 June, 2010
The Green Chemical Futures facility will be developed at the Clayton campus of Monash University. The $72.8 million project will be co-funded by the university and the federal government.
Researchers discover mechanism that limits scar formation
15 June, 2010
Senescent cells in wounds appear to have the biological effect of inhibiting the formation of excess scar tissue.
The chemistry of decent vodka
15 June, 2010
Although vodka is a reasonably pure mixture of alcohol and water, beverage drinks typically show differences in appeal among brands. The question immediately arises as to the molecular basis, if any, of vodka taste perception.
Rapid, effective system for monitoring mosquito-borne disease
11 June, 2010
A University of Western Australia researcher has exploited mosquitoes' love of honey to develop a rapid and effective method for monitoring mosquito-borne disease.
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.
Radical monitoring for healthy biofuels
24 May, 2010
A profluorescent nitroxide probe has been used to establish that biofuels may pose a health risk despite being more environmentally friendly.
Did the end of smallpox vaccination cause the explosive spread of HIV?
19 May, 2010
Researchers suggest that the end of smallpox vaccination in the mid-20th century may have caused a loss of protection that contributed to the rapid contemporary spread of HIV.
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.
Gene test identifies subtypes of breast cancer
10 May, 2010
A simple genetic test that uses just three genes is among the most effective means of classifying breast cancer into sub-types.
Taking a close look at unique diamonds
06 May, 2010
The song says "diamonds are a girl's best friend", but scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are finding that diamonds are a researcher's best friend too. The NRL, which has been involved in pioneering work involving chemical vapour deposition of diamonds and the use of diamond materials in advanced technologies relevant to the Department of Defence since 1987, has undertaken some new projects in diamond research.
New ways to kill TB
05 May, 2010
Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found two novel ways of killing the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB), a disease responsible for an estimated two million deaths each year. The findings could lead to a potent TB therapy that would also prevent resistant TB strains from developing.
