$130 million CRC for biomarker translation opened at La Trobe [ + ]

An IT platform that can combine clinical, laboratory and metabolic information with high throughput genomic data about the same individual has been developed. By combining information in this way, researchers will be able to analyse the correlation between the gene expression profile in the blood of an individual and their risk of developing particular diseases.

GTG to enforce rights to BRCA patents [ + ]

Professor Alan Cowman of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute will deliver the Rubbo Oration at this year's Australian Society of Microbiology (ASM) annual meeting, being held in Melbourne next week. [ + ]

Dee Carter and her group have revitalised taxonomy in Australia as well as our understanding of the evolution of the Plasmodium species with the discovery of a long-lost cousin. And they came across it at the bottom of Sydney Harbour. [ + ]

Celera formally separates from Applied Biosystems' owner for Invitrogen's $7b buy [ + ]

The world’s first elemental bio-imaging facility has officially opened at the University of Technology Sydney, focused on developing a novel metallomic imaging technique that accurately maps elements (such as trace metals) in biological tissues.

Dispersing a fluid containing thousands of electrically charged microscopic silica beads across the surface of a DNA microarray and then observing the Brownian motion of the spheres provides measurements of the electrical charges of the DNA molecules. These measurements can be observed and recorded with a simple handheld imaging device and used to interrogate millions of DNA sequences at a time.

Safety receives TGA cert for pen needle aid [ + ]

Sonic Healthcare to acquire Swiss laboratory group [ + ]

Physics and biology have come together to solve one of science's big issues - the structure of membrane proteins - through the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science. [ + ]

From testing fat in sausages to dissecting the proteome of the lung-infecting fungus Cryptococcus gattii - it's been quite a journey for Associate Professor Ben Herbert, one of the speakers at this week's AOHUPO/PRICPS conference in Cairns. [ + ]

Joint NSW/Victorian project to compare three types of stem cells [ + ]

Victoria and California sign first MOU on inter-country stem cell research [ + ]

Stem Cell Sciences to license green florescent protein technology [ + ]