Environmental enrichment for Rett
27 June, 2008 by Kate McDonaldMental and physical exercise stimulates Rett mice
Early bird gets the worm
27 June, 2008 by Kate McDonaldAvian evolutionary tree shaken up by phylogenomic study - falcons fly free
VEGFR-3 sprouts out
26 June, 2008 by Kate McDonaldFinnish research finds new role for VEGFR-3 in angiogenesis
NSW to appoint chief scientist
25 June, 2008 by Kate McDonaldNSW Govt announces part-time role for scientist to guide innovation policy
Melbourne to host $100 million life sciences supercomputer
18 June, 2008 by Kate McDonaldMelbourne will be home to a $100 million, 400 teraflop supercomputer, expected to be the world's largest supercomputer dedicated purely to the life sciences.
Here, there be dragons
13 June, 2008 by Graeme O'NeillStrange beasts evolve on islands: flightless bats and birds, amphibious or monstrous lizards, huge tortoises, giant rodents, dwarf elephants and even humans, such as the famous 'hobbit', H. floresiensis.
Bionic researcher ears prize
04 June, 2008 by Staff WritersWei wins premier award for early-career researchers.
Life on Earth, and elsewhere
29 May, 2008 by Kate McDonaldAstronaut Andy Thomas opens UNSW's new Australian Centre for Astrobiology and gives education funding a serve.
Oldest mother ever discovered
29 May, 2008 by Kate McDonaldA 375 million-year-old fossil fish has been discovered with embryo and umbilical cord attached.
This week in Oz biotech
23 May, 2008 by Kate McDonaldFuming over Commercial Ready, Gallaher moves on, Evado launches out and cash flows in.
CSIRO cuts loose
21 May, 2008 by Kate McDonald100 jobs to go and two research labs to close following fall-out from budget.
State of grace for lab books
20 May, 2008 by Lachlan WilsonChanges are afoot in the US to reform its patent law, from ‘first to invent’ to ‘first to patent’.
Towards a bio-economy: Australia at BIO 2008
16 May, 2008 by Kate McDonaldThe May/June 2008 issue of Australian Life Scientist is out now.
Budget boos and coos
14 May, 2008 by Kate McDonaldThere were mixed reactions from the science and research sector to yesterday's budget.
Darwin in cyberspace
18 April, 2008 by Staff WritersOnline release of Charles Darwin's papers includes first draft of evolutionary theory.
