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No progress for Pharma Patents Review
No plan to release the Pharmaceutical Patents Review Report, says Minister for Industry, Ian Macfarlane. [ + ]
'Microbial Pompeii' found on 1000-year-old teeth
Plaque on the teeth of 1000-year-old skeletons has preserved bacteria and microscopic particles of food, effectively creating a mineral tomb for microbiomes that has been unearthed by an international team of researchers. [ + ]
Ellex gets CE mark for laser eye treatment
Ellex Medical Lasers (ASX:ELX) has been granted approval to market 2RT - a laser therapy for chronic eye disease AMD - in the European Union. [ + ]
A complex biochemical system in a droplet
In an effort to investigate the reactions taking place in a biological cell, scientists tried to replicate them in an artificial cell. Such experiments have so far worked with very simple reactions, but the team managed to establish a complex biochemical reaction in tiny droplets only a few micrometres in size. [ + ]
Microbattery to monitor migrating salmon
Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have created a microbattery to power an injectable transmitter, which will monitor the movements of salmon through rivers. [ + ]
Prana drug shows promise in Huntington's
Prana Biotechnology's (ASX:PBT) PBT2 candidate improved cognition at the highest dose level during a phase II trial in patients with Huntington's disease. [ + ]
What paused evolution?
The first life on Earth developed in the ancient oceans around 3.6 billion years ago but remained as little more than a layer of slime for a billion years. An international team of researchers has now revealed the ancient conditions that caused these events to occur. [ + ]
Atomic structures and rotating anode sources
A new facility at the University of Melbourne's School of Physics has become home to a rotating anode source. The machine was installed by a team led by Professor Christopher Chantler, who noted that outside synchrotrons (of which there is only one in Australia), rotating anodes are one of the most powerful laboratory sources of X-rays. [ + ]
A neuroscientist's view
One of the founders of neuroscience in Australia, Professor Marcello Costa, reflects on a distinguished career as a research scientist, teacher, musician and philosopher. [ + ]
Sirtex 1H14 profit grows 45%
Higher-dose sales of Sirtex Medical's (ASX:SRX) SIR-Spheres liver cancer treatments and a weaker Australian dollar helped the company grow its revenue and profit for the first half of FY14. [ + ]
Boom time for Australian life sciences sector
Despite a flat fourth quarter, the Australian life sciences sector significantly outperformed the All Ordinaries Index in 2013, but PwC believes the challenge will be sustaining the boom. [ + ]
Not proof of life on Mars or even Elvis sending messages via doughnuts
The source of the magically appearing rock on Mars has been revealed. [ + ]
An interactive map of human genetic history
Researchers have produced a global map detailing the genetic histories of 95 different populations across the world, spanning the last 4000 years. [ + ]
CSL 1H profit grows 3%
CSL (ASX:CSL) weathered the impact of a multimillion-dollar settlement payout and a decline in sales at bioCSL to turn in a 3% higher profit in 1H14. [ + ]
Enzymes with alter egos
Enzymes are well known for their housekeeping role in cells, but some enzymes bind RNA and might play a significant role in linking intermediary metabolism to gene expression via post-transcriptional regulation. [ + ]
