Australians honoured for 'best research of the year'
27 February, 2008
Gene research involving scientists at the University of Queensland’s (UQ) Diamantina Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Medicine has received high acclaim by leading scientific journals Science and Nature.
Molecular research paving the way
14 February, 2008
Physicists and engineers at Rice University have demonstrated a means of simultaneously making optical and electronic measurements of the same molecule, in a study that could lay the foundation for mass-produced single-molecule sensors.
Virtual-reality frog dissection
13 February, 2008
V-Frog, the world’s first virtual reality-based frog dissection software has been developed by Tactus Technologies, a project of the University at Buffalo Virtual Reality Laboratory. Designed for biology education, this software will allow observation and physically simulated dissection, and is supported by the Humane Society of the United States.
Queensland technology licensed by billion-dollar US company
13 February, 2008
University of Queensland scientists have developed a proprietary technology that will help other researchers in understanding fundamental aspects of growth, development and disease, which has been licensed to one of the world’s largest life science technology companies.
Demand for more DNA testing resources and facilities
07 February, 2008 by Jessica Starreveld
Forensic testing for the New South Wales Police Force has reached a point where it has become so popular that it is reaching beyond facility and resource capabilities.
Increased funding for Australian health and medical research
05 February, 2008
More than $124 million will be invested by the Australian Government in new medical and health research projects.
Australia and China join bird flu battle
04 February, 2008
A team of researchers from The Australian National University will lead a new joint research centre with China conducting leading-edge research into treatments for Avian Influenza (bird flu).
Globetrotting rat genes reveal spread of human diseases
01 February, 2008
DNA of the common Black Rat (Rattus rattus) has shed light on the history of the spread of rats, people and diseases around the globe.
Scaffolding could revolutionise nerve treatment
31 January, 2008
A Monash University PhD student has developed a new technique that could revolutionise treatment for Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injuries and nerve damage.
Australia Day honours
30 January, 2008
The Dean of the Faculty of Science and an eminent medical researcher are among four UNSW academics named on the 2008 Australia Day Honours List.
Award for Australian seismologist
30 January, 2008
A seismologist from The Australian National University (ANU), whose work could help forecast the damage path of future earthquakes, has been honoured by one of the world’s top scientific organisations.
Protein discovery offers hope for prostate cancer
21 January, 2008
Australian scientists are researching a possible way of making aggressive prostate cancer cells less invasive after their discovery of a protein essential for the normal functioning of cells.
Scientists solve hot reptile sex question
21 January, 2008
University of Sydney researchers have finally solved a conundrum scientists have been puzzling over for 30 years: why nest temperature can affect the likelihood of certain reptiles being born male or female.
Researchers create metal memory foam
27 December, 2007
In the world of commercial materials, lighter and cheaper is usually better — especially when those attributes are coupled with superior strength and special properties, such as a recently developed material's ability to remember its original shape after it has been deformed by a physical or magnetic force.
Developing therapy-resistant cancers for research
17 December, 2007
A cancer cell line that is resistant to one of the newest classes of cancer treatments has been developed by researchers who already are using it to determine treatment alternatives for when it starts appearing in patients.
