$1m for stem cell research
11 April, 2008 by Kate McDonaldNSW and Victoria join forces to fund stem cell research.
Reptile lipids are breathtaking
11 April, 2008 by Geraldine HinterCholesterol is an essential ingredient in healthy lung function, Australian research shows.
Not much happening upstairs
10 April, 2008 by Graeme O'NeillThere is bad news and good news for the owners of ageing human brains.
Clonal blastocysts are the real deal
09 April, 2008 by Graeme O'NeillAndrew French's team at Stemagen in the US claims it has succeeded where all others have so far failed - producing the first cloned human embryo from an adult fibroblast using SCNT.
Second string for stem cell centre
03 April, 2008 by Staff WritersAustralian Stem Cell Centre expands up north.
First hybrid embryos created
02 April, 2008 by Kate McDonaldUK scientists have successfully created human-animal hybrid embryos using nuclear transfer.
Hunting cellular biology in the Hunter
31 March, 2008 by Fiona WylieALS previews the Hunter Cellular Biology Meeting, which starts tomorrow.
Scientists characterise Buruli ulcer bacterium
31 March, 2008 by Staff WritersMycobacterium ulcerans, which causes devastating ulcerous disease, isolated and fully characterised.
BORIS, leukaemia and John Rasko
28 March, 2008 by Kate McDonaldThe New Directions in Leukaemia Research Conference starts next week and will feature John Rasko and two zinc finger transcription factors called BORIS and CTCF.
Stem cells for GVHD
28 March, 2008 by Kate McDonaldMesenchymal stem cells are being trialled as a potential treatment for graft-versus-host disease, a common complication of bone marrow transplantation.
Cell sex - how bacteria get it on
17 March, 2008 by Kate McDonaldE. coli caught on film getting a little cell-on-cell action.
Genes, hormones and red blood cell formation
10 March, 2008 by Staff WritersTwo papers by WAIMR scientists unlock how genes and hormones contribute to red blood cell formation.
Key steps in apoptosis
05 March, 2008 by Staff WritersUS researchers discover how certain proteins control the process of programmed cell death.
Artificial 'cells' boost immune response
04 March, 2008 by Staff WritersUS researchers design artificial antigen-presenting cells to boost T cell proliferation.
Functional immune system from ESCs
21 February, 2008 by Staff WritersEmbryonic stem cells containing the HOXB4 protein have successfully rebuilt irradiated mice immune systems.
