Mouse ventilator
07 April, 2009 | Supplied by: SDR Scientific
Mice can be ventilated while myocardial infarctions are induced with the HSE-HA MiniVent.
Sterile scalpels
07 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Arthur Bailey Surgico Pty Ltd
The safety cover on the Feather Safety Razor Sterile Safeshield Scalpel protects the blade in procedure and handling. The clear protective shield can be advanced (to cover the blade) and retracted as required.
Junk DNA and evolution
06 April, 2009
Murdoch scientists have hypothesised that DNA junk is essential for evolution.
CSIRO patents new microscopy method
06 April, 2009
CSIRO has patented an improved microscopy method that could help scientists create better targeted pharmaceuticals by allowing them to accurately measure the size and shape of proteins.
Hard proof that clean-up works
01 April, 2009
Concrete proof that Australia can clean up highly contaminated sites thoroughly, safely and economically is emerging from a new national program.
Minimising the spread of Hendra virus
01 April, 2009
Groundbreaking CSIRO research into how the deadly Hendra virus spreads promises to save the lives of both horses and humans in the future.
Guidelines to help detect and study counterfeit medicines
23 March, 2009
A significant proportion of drugs consumed in the developing world are of poor quality, many of which are counterfeit, according to a group of international experts who have published guidelines to help detect these questionable drugs.
Lab-on-a-chip identifies how cancer cells detach
20 March, 2009
Johns Hopkins engineers have invented a lab-on-a-chip that could be used to help discern how cancer cells detach from neighbouring tissue and spread throughout the body.
A machine to accurately control chromosomal separation
12 March, 2009
University of Washington researchers are helping to understand a nanoscale machine that can separate chromosomes before cell division and could provide insight into chromosomal diseases, like Down Syndrome.
Creating controlled 3D microtissues
11 March, 2009
Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory can control how cells connect and assemble into three-dimensional, multicellular microtissues.
Universal influenza virus vaccine becoming a reality
03 March, 2009
The Holy Grail of influenza vaccinology — the development of a durable and cross-protective universal influenza virus vaccine — may be within grasp.
Alloys between incompatible elements
27 February, 2009
Pressure has been used to make what was previously impossible possible — an alloy between two incompatible elements.
First draft of Neandertal genome unveiled
19 February, 2009
A rough draft of the Neandertal genome has been completed by scientisis at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
Metabolomic profiles predict prostate cancer
12 February, 2009
Analysis of the metabolite levels in human tumours has lead to the identification of a new biological marker present in the urine of patients with prostate cancer that indicates whether the cancer is progressing and spreading.
Challenging the infidelity 'myth'
12 February, 2009
An examination of the Y chromosome of more than 1600 unrelated men with 40 different surnames has lead researchers to question the 'one-in-ten children are the result of infidelity' urban myth.
