Stories about: CSIRO

A who’s who of Australian scientists have been tapped to direct the research of the new South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) in Adelaide.

Australia’s research funding culture favours experienced scientists at the expense of promoting young researchers with great potential. Changes must be made if the future of Australian science is to be placed in safe hands.

A scraping of buccal cells from the lining of the cheek can predict, with a high measure of reliability, one’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, or determine how far they have already progressed towards dementia. From the ability to predict, comes the prospect of being able to prevent.

The Australian Academy of Science has announced that three local scientists have this year been elected as Fellows of Britain’s Royal Society, as the prestigious group celebrates its 350th anniversary.

The CSIRO’s Dr Ezio Rizzardo has been elected as a Fellow of Britain’s Royal Society for his work in the area of polymers. This year celebrating its 350th anniversary, the Royal Society boasts some of history’s most influential minds among its alumni, including Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin and Stephen Hawking.

Dr John Parker, Chief Technology Officer at NICTA, has received a Clunies Ross Award for his work on the bionic ear at an exclusive black tie dinner in Melbourne last night.

Antibody specialists, Immuron, are on the cusp of beginning pre-clinical trials of its Influenza prevention antibody treatment after receiving the go ahead from the CSIRO animal ethics committee.

Termites hate it, but home owners may come to love it. It's the termite repellent developed by Australian natural products developer, BioProspect.

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Over half of this year's Australian Academy of Science Fellowships were awarded to life scientists.