Feature: Untying the haplomics knot
17 September, 2009 by Graeme O'NeillUnravelling the haplotype could reveal heretofore unknown links between genes and diseases. Dr Malcolm Simons thinks he might have a solution to this epic challenge.
Gene therapy cures colour blindness
17 September, 2009 by Tim DeanAdult monkeys colour blind since birth given trichromatic vision.
Feature: Blooming controversy
14 September, 2009 by Graeme O'NeillTraditional notions of biological classification based on morphology are being shaken up by the new practice of molecular taxonomy. But far from being contradictory approaches, they may end up being complementary.
Gene therapy provides lasting improvement to sight
14 August, 2009 by Tim DeanPatients with congenital blindness experience improved vision one year after original gene therapy treatment.
Coral genome project begins
31 July, 2009 by Tim DeanResearchers to map genome of Australian coral, the first aquatic animal to be sequenced in this country.
Electronic nose gives insight into the real thing
30 July, 2009 by Staff WritersCSIRO scientists test their e-noses up against the superior sniffers of the common house fly.
'Tweek' critical in synaptic process
30 July, 2009 by Staff WritersProtein 'Tweek' plays role in endocytosis in many organisms.
New technique creates targeted knockout rats
24 July, 2009 by Tim DeanEnables new animal models for understanding disease and conducting drug development.
RNAi delivers knock-out punch
17 July, 2009 by Graeme O'NeillA new functional genomics facility has opened at Melbourne’s Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, offering siRNA and shRNA approaches to gene silencing to Australian researchers.
Making sense of the transcriptome
06 July, 2009 by Kate McDonaldTranscriptomics is a fast moving field, although Sean Grimmond and his lab are helping to lead the way.
Cytogenetics: from the microscope to the microarray
29 June, 2009 by Kate McDonaldClinical and research cytogeneticists are still using technology predominantly developed in the 1970s for their work, so the emergence of microarrays specifically for cytogenetics is coming as a welcome relief.
Junk no more - RNAs get networking
26 June, 2009 by Kate McDonaldNew technology is allowing us to probe the dark matter of the genome, providing further evidence for John Mattick’s no-longer controversial argument that much of the genome, previously thought to be junk DNA, actually codes for a vast network of regulatory RNAs.
Gene plays critical role in heart development
16 June, 2009 by Staff WritersScientists identify gene vital to early embryonic cells forming a normal heart and skull.
Unraveling microRNA and gene expression
16 June, 2009 by Staff WritersMean new microRNA data analysis method gives sharper results.
Cure for floppy baby syndrome is in the heart
12 June, 2009 by Staff WritersMutated mice provide hope for congenital myopathy cure.
