Found – the apple gene for red
08 December, 2006
CSIRO researchers have located the gene that controls the colour of apples – a discovery that may lead to bright new apple varieties.
Microbe DIY test kit
08 December, 2006 | Supplied by: Melaklean Cleaner Air Products
The Melaklean Cleaner Air Products microbial test DIY kit can be used on process water, drinking water, waste water or recycled water, and gives an answer in 24 hours.
Food science goes nuclear
08 December, 2006 by Dr Elliot Paul Gilbert*
Food science is going nuclear and The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), is currently commissioning a new world-class research reactor and neutron beam instruments
$500 million boost for Australian science infrastructure
04 December, 2006
Australian science infrastructure will be upgraded by $500 million in Australian government funding announced by the Minister for Education, Science and Training, Julie Bishop.
UGA researchers use laser, nanotechnology to rapidly detect viruses
24 November, 2006
Waiting a day or more to get laboratory results back from the doctor’s office soon could become a thing of a past.
Neanderthal genome sequencing yields surprising results
22 November, 2006
Scientists with the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) have sequenced genomic DNA from fossilised Neanderthal bones with surprising results.
US$4.6m biotech product development initiative launched
21 November, 2006
Box Hill Institute biotechnology students will get international training opportunities with the signing of an agreement with US-based company PaleoTechnology International.
Australian Alzheimer's study launched
17 November, 2006
An Australian study to better understand the devastating and deadly Alzheimer's disease has been launched in Melbourne.
Can't do research without the scientists
13 November, 2006 by Janette Woodhouse
The Science Engineering and Technology Skills Audit, which was released in July 2006, forecasts that Australia's supply in key science, education and technology areas will not be sufficient to meet future demand
$12.5m partnership targets healthy grain
08 November, 2006
CSIRO, through the Food Futures Flagship, Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) have announced a partnership to accelerate the development of super-healthy wheat varieties.
Australian invention commercialised
28 September, 2006
A Royal North Shore Hospital discovery has been commercialised by US company Beckman Coulter, manufacturer of biomedical testing equipment, through its DSL subsidiary.
Fuels from bacteria
21 September, 2006
A breakthrough in the production of biofuels has been developed by scientists in Germany. Research published in the September 2006 issue of Microbiology, described how specially engineered bacteria could be used to make fuel completely from food crops.
Aussie team makes landmark insulin discovery
15 September, 2006
A team of CSIRO scientists has determined the molecular structure of the insulin receptor, the protein on the surface of cells that mediates the effects of insulin.
How green are my solvents?
11 September, 2006
Volatile organic solvents are the normal media for the industrial synthesis of organic products. The Montreal protocol has resulted in a compelling need to re-evaluate many chemical processes that have proved otherwise satisfactory for many years
Safety implications of nanotechnology
21 August, 2006
The Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) has published a report reviewing the potential occupational health and safety implications of nanotechnology and nanoparticles.
