A children's research institute with a strong focus on gene therapy and stem cell work has declared it does not support human embryonic stem cell research. [ + ]

A Western Australian research project into the use of carotenoids as a treatment for prostate cancer has been shelved because of the halt to the Federal government's R&D Start program. [ + ]

Sample capacity is at the heart of the decision on what capillary electrophoresis system best fits a lab's needs. [ + ]

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a technique that allows researchers to separate analytes based on their differential mobilities in aqueous media when an electric field is applied. [ + ]

The worldwide market for genomics equipment and services used to accelerate drug discovery and development is forecasted to increase from $US987 million this year to more than $US2 billion in 2007, according to a new study by US company Front Line Strategic Consulting. [ + ]

Kinacia's chief executive officer Dr Ross Murdoch has jumped ship to join Alzheimer's disease treatment developer Prana Biotechnology in a newly created role. [ + ]

Mandatory, industry-wide food labelling laws would be unworkable and create huge costs for businesses and consumers, according to Australia's peak food authority. [ + ]

A laser-powered paper plane has been demonstrated by researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

In a world first, Monash University researchers have discovered immune system stem cells and have used them to grow a crucial part of the immune system - the thymus.

Biomedical engineering breakthroughs are being achieved at Flinders University. The latest achievement, a bioengineered epidural simulator, has resulted in an Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE) award for the researcher, postgrad student Olivia Pallotta. [ + ]

Australian Cancer Technology's joint venture partner BioFocus has strengthened the alliance between the two companies by increasing its holding to more than three per cent. [ + ]

The latest audit of genetically modified crop sites in Tasmania has shown 60 per cent of sites have remained free of re-growth after more than nine months. [ + ]

Research at the University of Newcastle is investigating the role of ethics and ethics education in biotechnology. [ + ]

New research suggesting adult stem cells could be as flexible as embryonic stem cells has re-ignited debate over whether controversial Australian laws to permit research on human embryos should go ahead. [ + ]

An independent study using a polymeric antimicrobial designed by Perth-based biotech Chemeq has demonstrated increased growth rates in chickens at 10 per cent of the dose originally tested in poultry, according to the company. [ + ]