Research & development

Dangerous DNA can cause cell suicide

16 January, 2009

The discovery that some cells sacrifice themselves if they are infected with a virus will help improve understanding of how cells normally combat viral infection, and may also be relevant for the disease lupus, where the immune system attacks normal cellular proteins.


Differentiating normal and cancer stem cells

07 January, 2009

Canadian researchers have demonstrated the difference between normal stem cells and cancer stem cells in humans. It is anticipated that this research will help scientists target cancer cells and leave healthy cells untouched during cancer treatment.


Stem cell therapy used to reverse brain birth defects

06 January, 2009

Brain birth defects in animal models have been reversed using mouse embryonic neural stem cells by scientists at the Hebrew University.


Controlled drug delivery in gut

01 January, 2009 | Supplied by: Philips Scientific & Industrial

Philips Research has recently announced its intelligent pill technology iPill, targeted at assisting drug development and enabling new therapies for digestive tract disorders such as Crohn’s disease, colitis and colon cancer.


Point of care lab-on-a-chip cancer diagnostic

18 December, 2008

Smart-Biomems is developing a comparatively inexpensive, easy-to-use and portable point-of-care system which will detect cancer at a very early stage.


Fluorescent probes detect reactive oxygen species

16 December, 2008

Reactive oxygen species can be detected and measured in vivo using a new family of fluorescent probes called Hydrocyanines.


Inducing chirality

03 December, 2008

Chirality can be introduced by irradiation of molecules while adsorbed on a magnetised substrate.


Re-invigorated CRC Program

28 November, 2008

Public interest research has been reinstated in the re-invigorated CRC Program.


Alzheimer’s disease breakthrough

17 November, 2008

Scientists working within CSIRO’s Preventative Health Flagship have discovered a rapid screening system to identify inhibitors of toxic multimer formation which is implicated in Alzheimer’s disease progression. It is hoped that this may lead to the discovery of new agents which may prove useful in preventing or delaying the onset of the disease.


Excellence in Biomedical Research Award for Prof Ian Frazer

14 November, 2008

The 2006 Australian of the Year, Professor Ian Frazer, has been awarded a further honour, the Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research.


Novel cell division mechanism discovered

04 November, 2008

A research group has identified a completely new cell division machinery which may shed some light on other processes in human cells and evolutionary lineages.


A new approach to tackling cancer cells

03 November, 2008

Every year worldwide, melanoma, a particularly lethal form of skin cancer, kills 48,000 people and 160,000 new cases are identified. Annually in Australia alone, melanoma kills around 1300 people, while about 10,000 new cases are diagnosed. Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute are suggesting a combination therapy that may offer more success.


Biodiscovery in Victoria

28 October, 2008

A Victorian government policy will make it easier for researchers to access specimens of native flora and fauna in Victoria, while at the same time protect the biological resource from exploitation.


Intellectual property management

28 October, 2008

The 2008 Biotechnology Intellectual Property Manual, developed and funded by a partnership between the Brumby government, Ausbiotech and specialist intellectual property lawyers Spruson & Ferguson, contains information about the types of IP available, when to file a patent application and how to commercialise successfully, and will benefit researchers, SMEs and venture capitalists looking to invest in the area.


Ion track mystery cracked

24 October, 2008

A research team from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that the ion tracks left by heavy ions as they move across a solid are consistent with a frozen-in, nanoscale acoustic shock wave — a discovery that could revolutionise geological dating and nano-wire manufacturing.


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