Putting smokers’ oxidative stress levels under the microscope
25 July, 2012A new study investigating the effectiveness of live blood analysis (LBA) as a tool to measure oxidative stress is being conducted at Southern Cross University and smokers are being invited to take part.
$33 million supercomputer to support SKA science
23 July, 2012A new $33 million supercomputer to be installed at the purpose-built Pawsey Centre in Perth will soon help scientists around Australia and the world to uncover the secrets of the universe.
No reason to feel sheepish about paternity
19 July, 2012Figuring out which lambs are the offspring of which sheep can be guesswork for sheep producers. A new, low-cost DNA test to verify sheep parentage could soon help breeders worldwide to record accurate pedigrees and maximise the genetic potential of their flock.
CSIRO to supply essential antibodies in the search for new rotavirus vaccines
19 July, 2012CSIRO has been contracted by PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health) to produce antibodies on a large scale that will aid the development of new, safe, affordable and effective vaccines against rotavirus, a major cause of severe and fatal diarrhoea in young children worldwide.
ROV aids critical Antarctic krill research
18 July, 2012 | Supplied by: ATSA Defence ServicesA specially modified Falcon remote-operated vehicle has been supplied by ATSA Defence Services to the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (ACE CRC) for research into sea ice algae. The vehicle will be jointly operated by researchers from ACE CRC and the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
Vaccine for obesity
17 July, 2012A recent study assesses the effectiveness of two somatostatin vaccinations, JH17 and JH18, in reducing weight gain and increasing weight loss in mice.
DNA fingerprinting shows marine protected areas benefit fisheries
13 July, 2012The first conclusive evidence that no-take protected areas can help restock exploited fish populations on neighbouring reefs was presented at the International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) yesterday.
Chicken vaccines recombine to produce virulent viruses
13 July, 2012New Australian research showing that poultry vaccines have recombined to produce more virulent viruses has prompted the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to examine regulatory controls over the approval and use of veterinary vaccines.
Small ways to produce big bangs
12 July, 2012Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT in Pfinztal have developed a method for safer production of nitroglycerine: a microreactor process, tailored to this specific reaction.
Quantum threesomes
11 July, 2012A quantum mechanics study has discovered a new bound state in atoms that may help scientists better understand matter and its composition.
Climate change causing leaves of some Australian plants to narrow
09 July, 2012University of Adelaide researchers have discovered that recent climate change is causing the leaves of some Australian plants to narrow in size.
CERN experiments observe particle consistent with long-sought Higgs boson
05 July, 2012At a seminar held at CERN yesterday as a curtain raiser to the year’s major particle physics conference, ICHEP2012 in Melbourne, ATLAS and CMS experiments presented their latest preliminary results in the search for the long-sought Higgs particle.
Fish learn to cope in high CO2 world
03 July, 2012Some coral reef fish may be better prepared to cope with rising CO2 in the world’s oceans - thanks to their parents. Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoECRS) have reported encouraging new findings that some fish may be less vulnerable to high CO2 and an acidifying ocean than previously feared.
Positive at last: a pure phosphorus cation
02 July, 2012A research team led by Prof Dr Ingo Krossing from the Faculty of Chemistry, Pharmacy, and Earth Sciences of the University of Freiburg has now succeeded in creating a positively charged pure phosphorus compound.
Automated system to detect infectious diseases for Olympics 2012
02 July, 2012The world’s first comprehensive, automated outbreak detection system will monitor over 3000 infections and is ready to run during the 2012 Olympics.
