Aggression genes make an angry fly
11 June, 2009 by Staff WritersGenes might teach us about aggressive behaviour in humans.
Western Australia Health $1.5m deal with iSOFT
10 June, 2009 by Staff WritersWA Health licenses iSOFT Patient Manager hospital information system.
Junk DNA vital to evolution
02 June, 2009 by Staff WritersSo-called junk DNA may play a key role in aiding rapid adaptation
What mice can tell us about language
29 May, 2009 by Staff WritersExploring the role of the FOXP2 gene in language
A genetic link to premature ejaculation
28 May, 2009 by Staff WritersA new study suggests that premature ejaculation might be a genetic disorder.
Digging up DNA
27 May, 2009 by Graeme O'NeillSequencing the DNA of a woolly mammoth frozen in permafrost and the shortly to be published genome of the Neanderthal is exciting – and very popular – science. And while Australia doesn’t have the right geological history for momentous work like this, we do have the ability to solve some interesting local questions, such as what wiped out our megafauna.
The remarkable sex life of yeast
25 May, 2009 by Staff WritersYeast missing sex genes still undergo sexual reproduction
Redundancy begets complexity
22 April, 2009 by Graeme O'NeillA study into two rare metabolic disorders shows that what may look like simple recessive or semi-dominant patterns of inheritance, may actually involve complex interactions with several other genes.
Pluripotent microRNAs replace oncogene
14 April, 2009 by Kate McDonaldUS researchers use microRNAs instead of cMyc to induce pluripotent stem cells
Genes, environment and ADHD
14 April, 2009 by Kate McDonaldQBI researchers are trying to find genetic links to ADHD in 600-family study
Jacobson speaks: Genetic Technologies and BRCA testing
03 April, 2009 by Graeme O'NeillLast year, Australian biotech Genetic Technologies announced it would enforce its rights to testing for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 cancer mutations, and all hell broke loose.
Should genes be patented?
31 March, 2009 by Staff WritersDebate on gene patenting continues at Melbourne seminar
Lousy little secret for blood suckers
31 March, 2009 by Kate McDonaldNormal animals have one mitochondrial chromosome, but blood-sucking lice have 18
Maths - and cash - the key to Australian science
20 February, 2009 by Emma McKinnonNew CSIRO maths chief Dr Louise Ryan wants more money for maths-based research.
Genetics and disorders of sex development
19 February, 2009 by Graeme O'NeillOne in every 135 baby boys in Victoria is born with a form of genital abnormality – five years ago, it was one in 230. Andrew Sinclair is trying to find the genetic reasons why.
