Mapping the chromatin landscape
15 February, 2008 by Fiona WylieFrances Shannon tells the Lorne protein conference about the role of architectural proteins and how the packaging of DNA in the cell nucleus controls immune-related gene expression.
Blobology and proteins' little helpers
13 February, 2008 by Kate McDonaldOne of the world's leading structural biologists, Helen Saibil, is bringing her knowledge -- and some spectacular images -- of molecular chaperones to the Lorne Protein conference.
RNA chip on a platter
13 February, 2008 by Kate McDonaldRNA microarray chip technology developed by the University of Queensland licensed to Invitrogen.
Life, but not as we know it
08 February, 2008 by Graeme O'NeillThe annual Lorne conferences begin this weekend. First up, protein structure and function, where we learn the tricks of the bacterial toy trade.
Geneticists to the internet's rescue
06 February, 2008 by Staff WritersGenetic analysis of light fingers noise problem
Science and the supercomputer
31 January, 2008 by Kate McDonaldHigh performance computing is stimulating collaborative research across state - and country - borders.
Fast train to New Zealand
25 January, 2008 by Kate McDonaldGenomic analysis shows Polynesians and Micronesians have little genetic relation to Melanesians.
1000 genomes, infinite detail
24 January, 2008 by Staff WritersInternational consortium announces '1000 Genomes Project' to produce most detailed map of human genetic variation.
Protein duo for caveolae formation
18 January, 2008 by Staff WritersQueensland researchers have discovered a second protein essential for caveolae formation.
Evolution of the sexes, fungus-style
15 January, 2008 by Staff WritersFungi don't exactly come in boy and girl varieties, but they do have sex differences.
Database for drug addiction
14 January, 2008 by Kate McDonaldChinese scientists have developed an online molecular database of 1500 human genes linked to drug addiction.
Interfering with plasmid inheritance
20 December, 2007 by Staff WritersResearch into plasmid inheritance could turn the tables on antibiotic resistance.
Global view of gene expression analysis
19 December, 2007 by Kate McDonaldIt is now believed that more than 60 per cent of genes are alternatively spliced, a final nail in the coffin, if it needed one, of the one-gene-one-protein hypothesis.
Battling the bushwhackers
18 December, 2007 by Graeme O'NeillMatt Padula is part of a team at UTS that is using de novo peptide sequencing of the proteins and enzymes in a common tick to look for candidate antigens for a potential vaccine against one of Australia's deadliest parasites.
The evolutionary fast lane
12 December, 2007 by Staff WritersHuman evolution has become supercharged in the last 40,000 years, new research shows.
