Big week for Australian biotechs part II
13 March, 2008 by Kate McDonaldCytopia goes into Phase II trials for vascular disrupting agent while Benitec licensee agrees to develop RNAi-based therapy for hepatitis C.
Big week for Australian biotechs
12 March, 2008 by Kate McDonaldProgen goes into Phase III and ChemGenex Phase II, Bionomics looks at anxiety, Clinuvel gets orphan designation and Avexa announces collaboration and good results.
Bionomics begins Phase 1 trial
27 February, 2008 by Staff WritersThe first patients have begun treatment in Bionomics' Phase 1 trial of its vascular disruption agent.
Good safety results for Prana
26 February, 2008 by Staff WritersEarly results from a 78-patient safety trial are promising for Prana's Alzheimer's compound.
Bats not cats source of SARS
25 February, 2008 by Staff WritersThe evolutionary history of SARS suggests that bats, and not civet cats, were the original source of the virus.
Dragon sex: boys will be girls
22 February, 2008 by Graeme O'NeillWhen the heat is on, boys will be girls, at least among bearded dragons.
vivoPharm expands, TGR contracts
06 February, 2008 by Kate McDonaldAdelaide biotechs vivoPharm and TGR expand and contract.
Batman's place in evolution
01 February, 2008 by Graeme O'NeillProfessor Emeritus Jack Pettigrew has argued for more than two decades that fruit bats are actually flying primates, distant relatives of monkeys, lemurs and us.
More twists to Avandia saga
31 January, 2008 by Kate McDonaldNature reports that a peer reviewer leaked an unfavourable report on diabetes drug Avandia to manufacturer.
Solving the hot reptile sex question
21 January, 2008 by Staff WritersThe University of Sydney's Rick Shine and colleagues have proved the Charnov-Bull hypothesis of reptile sex determination.
Sex sells sea shells
21 December, 2007 by Kate McDonaldDetachable penises, fish that become mere blobs of testicles, elephant seals who like to be squashed in the act of love - it's all in a day's work for aquatic scientist Sheree Marris.
Sustained release for pain relief
17 December, 2007 by Staff WritersA Phase 1 trial of a transdermal delivery system of pain reliever oxycodone has positive results.
Salt of the earth
13 December, 2007 by Graeme O'NeillAustralia's durum wheat growers have extra reason to be worried as the worst drought in two centuries provides a grim foretaste of the Infernal Century. However, a chance discovery of a salt-tolerance gene from decades-old seed lines is looking promising.
Trigenomic wild wheat
12 December, 2007 by Staff WritersCSIRO scientists have combined disease resistance genes in wild wheat varieties.
GM canola moratorium lifted in two states
27 November, 2007 by Kate McDonaldNSW set to lift GM crop moratorium, while Victoria faces a tougher test.
