Articles
Mover and shaker of the genome
Epigenetics is moving from the laboratory to the clinic and the pharmacy, with several histone deacetylase inhibitors on the market and epigenetic screening likely to become as widespread as genetic screening. [ + ]
Ameliorating Rett syndrome
A new study has shown that environmental enrichment ameliorates a motor co-ordination deficit in a mouse model of Rett syndrome. [ + ]
Streaking ahead for microbiology
For such a simple idea, it’s a surprise that no one has thought of it before. An automated system for streaking agar plates is on the market, developed here in Australia. [ + ]
Microbiologist to the stars
Malcolm Walter has moved his collection of rocks from Macquarie University to the University of NSW, where he has joined Brett Neilan and his colleagues in an expanded multidisciplinary team as part of the new Australian Centre for Astrobiology (ACA). [ + ]
Animal emergency under the microscope
Biosecurity centre joins national microscopy grid [ + ]
DNA testing direct to the public
As the range of DNA tests available expands, scientists and medical practitioners are concerned about laboratories advertising their services directly to the consumer via the internet.
[ + ]Bioprocessing conference
Australia's BioProcessing Network conference being held in October [ + ]
Stem cell lines specific to disease
US scientists create 20 disease-specific stem cell lines for global research use [ + ]
Pharma and academia - how opposites attract
They may have sneered at each other in the past, but collaborative efforts for translational research between academia and industry are happening, and they are working. [ + ]
Monash opens mAb centre
Monoclonal antibody facility opened at Monash Uni [ + ]
CRX08: The devil you try to know
The Clinical Research Excellence (CRX08) conference starts in Brisbane tomorrow. We talk flu pandemics with plenary speaker Anne Kelso. [ + ]
Online rheometry comes of age
Rheology Solutions will be manufacturing an online rheometer developed by CSIRO Industrial Physics. The process control rheometer can be operated in an inline or online configuration and used to measure the viscoelastic properties of a process fluid in real time.
[ + ]Weighing individual atoms and molecules
A nanoelectromechanical system that can function as a scale sensitive enough to measure the mass of a single atom of gold has been created.
[ + ]Research hotel for plant life
High Resolution Plant Phenomics Centre launched in Canberra [ + ]
The gene, the clinic and the sex life of the dung beetle
The July/August 2008 issue of Australian Life Scientist is out now. [ + ]
