US researchers use microRNAs instead of cMyc to induce pluripotent stem cells [ + ]

A new technique devised by CSIRO may one day allow researchers to better understand membrane proteins in the lab. [ + ]

Last year, Australian biotech Genetic Technologies announced it would enforce its rights to testing for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 cancer mutations, and all hell broke loose. [ + ]

Saving biotech, growing muscle, finding flukes and Merv Jacobson speaks, all in the March/April 2009 issue of Australian Life Scientist, out now [ + ]

Polartechnics in talks to merge with secret suitor [ + ]

Evado releases clinical trials data collection service [ + ]

Transgenic plants can produce large quantities of HIV inhibitor griffithsin [ + ]

US researchers develop molecular diagnostic for mole and melanoma pathology [ + ]

In the pharmaceutical industry and other manufacturing and processing industries, the traditional laboratory is being replaced with inline, atline and online monitoring. Processes can be adjusted in real time, resulting in higher quality and cost savings.

Experts are forecasting continued growth for the analytical and laboratory equipment industry despite the worldwide economic crisis and current stagnation in the chemical industry.

Debate on gene patenting continues at Melbourne seminar [ + ]

Pancreatic cancer our target in international cancer genome consortium [ + ]

Transcription factor nudges hepatic stem cells into insulin-producing cells in mice [ + ]

Molecule can direct the differentiation of embryonic stem cells to pancreatic lineage [ + ]

ANSTO to build neutron beam instrument called Kookaburra [ + ]