One step closer to synthetic life
30 May, 2008
Researchers at the UK’s University of Nottingham have taken some important first steps to creating a synthetic version of a living cell.
Cancer research collaboration launched
23 May, 2008
Australia’s reputation for excellence in cancer research has been strengthened with the launch of the Peter MacCallum Pfizer Translational Oncology Research Collaborative Hub (TORCH) at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
Nano-bar codes could revolutionise diagnostics
22 May, 2008
A new technology which could aid the early detection of disease has been invented and developed by University of Queensland (UQ) researchers.
Neuroimaging researcher wins Australia-Harvard Fellowship
15 May, 2008
An internationally recognised expert in medical imaging, Dr Simon Warfield, has been awarded an Australia-Harvard Fellowship to travel to Australia and work with the biomedical imaging team at the Australian e-Health Research Centre on early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
International guidelines for genome databases
14 May, 2008
The Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC), an international organisation including representatives from a range of major sequencing and bioinformatics centres, has created a new guideline for describing genomes and metagenomes.
Platypus genome sequenced
09 May, 2008
UK-based researchers have revealed the genetic make-up of one of the world’s strangest mammals: the Australian platypus.
Online survey tracks the sneeze
08 May, 2008
A national online flu survey was launched recently, designed to track critical data on influenza infection and alert medical officials to large outbreaks of the virus.
Researchers grow heart and blood cells from reprogrammed skin cells
06 May, 2008
Stem cell researchers at UCLA were able to grow functioning cardiac cells using mouse skin cells that had been reprogrammed into cells with the same unlimited properties as embryonic stem cells.
Warm days and cold fish
05 May, 2008
Climate change doesn't come from the atmosphere alone. Ocean currents and temperatures have significant effects and some marine animals thrive when its cold.
First human DNA large-scale variation map is produced
05 May, 2008
Researchers in the US have produced the first sequence-based map of large-scale structural variation across the human genome.
Aircraft bacteria levels and traveller health
02 May, 2008
A study measuring bacterial concentrations in cabin air on 12 commercial passenger aircraft has shown that flying may be safer than we think. Elevated levels of bacteria were detected at several intervals during the flight, but they were common residents of human skin, dust and outdoor air.
Liquids alter viscosity when confined, shaken
02 May, 2008
New research shows that when water is confined to a small space, it behaves like a gel. Then, when shaken, it becomes fluidic and exhibits the same structural and mechanical properties as water in a bottle. The study — the first to use an atomic force microscope to measure the viscosity of confined fluids — revealed that these liquids can respond and modify their viscosity based on environmental changes.
The source of lethal heparin contamination
29 April, 2008
Contaminated heparin recently caused a spate of deaths all around the world. Researchers used NMR to identify the contaminant.
Instrument for tissue damage assessment developed at QUT
29 April, 2008
A tool with the potential to determine the level of tissue damage in patients with osteo-arthritis, sports injuries and other conditions affecting bone and cartilage is being developed by QUT researchers.
Scientists discover the double life of proteins
29 April, 2008
Scientists have discovered a link between blood pressure regulation and nutrition that could also help to shed light on intestinal and kidney function.
