A consummate politician he may be, but John Howard is no scientist.

Just one in-house technology is not enough, if you're a company that's always looking for new ways to boost your drug discovery and manufacturing capabilities, delegates to this week's AusBiotech conference were told.

A new software package developed by two research scientists could give molecular biologists a badly needed tool to speed DNA sequencing experiments by streamlining the process of creating virtual clones and choosing vectors.

The world's leading non-profit funder of diabetes research was in Australia this week (February 27) to seek out Australian stem cell scientists.

Ruth Beran finds that few people want to stick their necks out when it comes to touting the benefits of stem cell research.

Stem cell company BresaGen has submitted a position paper to the drafting committee responsible for the forthcoming legislation for use of embryonic stem cells for creation of new stem cell lines for research and development.

Australia's Anglican Church faces a split in its ranks with senior ministers at odds over embryonic stem cell research.

They seek it here, they seek it there, but it remains hidden in the genetic thickets of flowering and seed development. A place in history awaits its finder.

Following a rancorous and polarising public debate last year, the creation of embryonic stem cell lines through somatic cell nuclear transfer will become legal in Australia on June 12.