Industry News
Insulin xenotransplantation trial gets go ahead
Australian biotech Living Cell Technologies (LCT) has been given the green light to start a xenotransplantation trial in diabetic patients in Russia. [ + ]
Phylogica's pipeline expansion
West Australian biotech Phylogica has appointed former Pharmaxis scientist Dr Doug Francis to head its drug development team. [ + ]
Ultrasensitive optical sensor detects viruses fast
Scientists of the Biophysical Engineering Group of the University of Twente in The Netherlands have developed an ultrasensitive sensor that can be used in a handheld device to, within minutes, detect various viruses and measure their concentration.
[ + ]Canada completes human metabolome first draft
Canadian researchers have completed the first draft of the human metabolome. [ + ]
Blood pressure drug reverses muscle wasting in mice
A drug commonly used to lower blood pressure can prevent muscle degeneration and even reverse muscle wasting in genetically engineered mice. [ + ]
Australian students given opportunity to create sustainable future
A program launched by Nespresso Australia will see a local student travelling to Costa Rica to discover how to create a more sustainable future.
[ + ]The mediocrity lollipop: lick it once and you will suck forever
All ideas in science are wrong, at least at some level, so just get over it, says evolutionary biologist Bruce Walsh. He recommends applying the blowtorch of the Red Queen hypothesis to your own specialty. [ + ]
Future eater odds-on for Strayan of the Year
Can Tim Flannery make it three in a row for science in the Australian of the Year awards tomorrow? [ + ]
Clinuvel moves to phase III for PLE
Clinuvel receives regulatory approval for clinical trials for its photo-protective drug CUV1647. [ + ]
The genes that maketh the man
A Melbourne research team has identified a gene which when deleted causes male-to-female sex reversal in XY mice. [ + ]
Model language helps clinical researchers
Experts at Johns Hopkins University, Duke Universit and Wake Forest University have published new language designed to help clinical researchers better disclose their financial interests in research.
[ + ]A kiss from the brain to awaken the gonads
A team of international scientists has just found the most important molecule in human fertility since the discovery of GnRH. [ + ]
Sneaking a peak at evolution's recipe book
Evolution is being harnessed for modern drug development by West Australian biotech Phylogica. [ + ]
Sex and the single toad
Put away the cricket bats: scientists are using sex as weapon in the fight against the menace that is the cane toad. [ + ]
ATSE seeks new CEO
The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) is advertising nationally for a chief executive officer to implement ATSE’s strategy, which includes national and international interactions dealing with technological issues of importance to the broad Australian community.
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