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The ABC of RNA

13 March, 2008 by Staff Writers

Canadian bioinformaticians develop new tools to create 3D structure of RNA.


Leave it to the master gene

29 February, 2008 by Fiona Wylie

Peter Klinken and his team are studying key decision makers in blood cell differentiation and leukaemia.


Above and beyond DNA

19 February, 2008 by Fiona Wylie

After becoming an epigenetics convert four years ago at Lorne and winning the Eppendorf Young Investigator's Award there two years ago, Dr Jeff Craig returns to Lorne in 2008 as an invited speaker to present the fruits of his conversion.


Identical twins not a true copy

19 February, 2008 by Staff Writers

Differences between identical twins are probably caused by copy number variations, and not environmental factors, researchers report.


Individual expression

18 February, 2008 by Graeme O'Neill

Peter Little went looking for coordinated changes in expression patterns in 755 genes in mice. He found them, and a whole lot more, as he told the Lorne Genome conference this week.


Hubs in the human-pathogen protein landscape

18 February, 2008 by Staff Writers

Analysis of protein interactions show pathogens preferentially interact with hubs and bottlenecks.


Mapping the chromatin landscape

15 February, 2008 by Fiona Wylie

Frances 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 McDonald

One 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 McDonald

RNA 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'Neill

The 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 Writers

Genetic analysis of light fingers noise problem


Science and the supercomputer

31 January, 2008 by Kate McDonald

High performance computing is stimulating collaborative research across state - and country - borders.


Fast train to New Zealand

25 January, 2008 by Kate McDonald

Genomic analysis shows Polynesians and Micronesians have little genetic relation to Melanesians.


1000 genomes, infinite detail

24 January, 2008 by Staff Writers

International consortium announces '1000 Genomes Project' to produce most detailed map of human genetic variation.


Protein duo for caveolae formation

18 January, 2008 by Staff Writers

Queensland researchers have discovered a second protein essential for caveolae formation.


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