Industry News
'DNA spellchecker' errors cause cancer
Scientists have identified important processes that create cancer-causing mutations by studying the genomes of more than 1000 tumours. [ + ]
Walter and Eliza Hall in $400m royalties deal for cancer drug
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research has made a landmark deal worth up to US$325 million ($408 million) from the partial sale of royalty rights for anticancer treatment venetoclax. [ + ]
US scientists genetically modify human embryos
Scientists in the US have reportedly modified the genes of human embryos using CRISPR. [ + ]
GL Sciences partners with Xperential Scientific
GL Sciences has partnered with Xperential Scientific, a scientific instrumentation, consumable, software and diagnostic supplier based in Melbourne, for the distribution of its product range in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
HaemaLogiX signs research agreement with local health institutions
HaemaLogiX, an Australian immuno-oncology company, has signed an agreement with local health and research institutions for commercialisation rights to an immuno-oncology agent designed to specifically target malignant cancer cells present in the bone marrow of multiple myeloma patients. [ + ]
Genomics facility opens at UNSW
UNSW's Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics, said to be the largest and most comprehensive university-based facility of its kind in Australia, has found a new home. [ + ]
RACI 2017 — chemophobia and green chemistry
It's a sad era for chemistry when you can buy chemical-free water, in a chemical-free plastic bottle, to wash down your chemical-free pills from your chemical-free pharmacist, says Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel. [ + ]
Link between high brain iron levels and Alzheimer's
New research has shown an association between higher levels of brain iron, the presence of Alzheimer's protein amyloid, and poorer memory and language skills. [ + ]
Single supergene controls sperm size and swimming speed
The size and swimming speed of sperm are controlled by a single supergene in birds, reveals a new study. [ + ]
Complex immune system changes observed after traumatic injury
Within the first hour after experiencing a traumatic injury, a person's immune system undergoes a series of complex, dynamic changes, reveals a new study. [ + ]
Cucumbers in space
Japanese scientists have grown cucumbers in space flight. [ + ]
Tiny implantable 'seeds' of tissue produce fully functional livers
In an effort to ease the shortage of livers, US researchers have developed a new way to engineer liver tissue by organising tiny subunits that contain three types of cells embedded into a biodegradable tissue scaffold. [ + ]
3D print your lab equipment
Neuroscientists from the Universities of Tübingen and Sussex have developed 'FlyPi' — a low-cost imaging and microscope system for research, training and teaching. [ + ]
Prana partners with Takeda to study lead drug
Prana Biotechnology has formed a research collaboration with Takeda Pharmaceuticals to study the ability of Prana's investigational movement disorders compound, PBT434, to slow or prevent neurodegeneration of the gastrointestinal system. [ + ]
Towards a wireless, implantable neural interface
US researchers have built a lab prototype of a flat microscope, called FlatScope, to provide an alternate path for sight and sound to be delivered directly to the brain. The microscope will sit on the surface of the brain, where it will detect optical signals from neurons in the cortex. [ + ]
