Sydney researchers film dermal dendritic cells sensing and seeking out parasites [ + ]

Chirality can be introduced by irradiation of molecules while adsorbed on a magnetised substrate.

CSIRO’s new ultra high-resolution visualisation system, CSIROvision, marks Australia's entry into the petabyte age where scientists will analyse volumes of data greater than previously known.

Proteomics researcher Michelle Hill is on the organising committee for the Lorne proteomics meeting in February, at which a major topic of conversation will be the proposed Human Proteome Project. [ + ]

Advances in proteomics are finally starting to catch up with some of the nifty tricks used by viruses such as RSV to evade the immune system. [ + ]

Peter Campbell is part of a remarkably prolific group at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute that is using new technologies to sequence the cancer genome – or more correctly, genomes. [ + ]

Cook Medical to build new facility at Brisbane Technology Park [ + ]

A research group has identified a completely new cell division machinery which may shed some light on other processes in human cells and evolutionary lineages.

A parliamentary report into research training has found that attracting and training the next generation of Australian researchers is being hampered by inadequate funding.

Every year worldwide, melanoma, a particularly lethal form of skin cancer, kills 48,000 people and 160,000 new cases are identified. Annually in Australia alone, melanoma kills around 1300 people, while about 10,000 new cases are diagnosed. Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute are suggesting a combination therapy that may offer more success.

GTG to enforce BRCA patents from November 6 [ + ]

Prostate generated in mice from single adult stem cell [ + ]

Human Genetic Signatures in agreement with US molecular diagnostics company [ + ]

Share slump and tax issues delay vote on Invitrogen-AB merger [ + ]

Genera's HPV test outperforms HC2 in pilot trials [ + ]