Sunday | 5 July, 2009

Profiles

News

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Hot Arabidopsis and its triplet trouble 14/05/2009 12:47:00
A massive triplet repeat expansion found in a wild strain of Arabidopsis thaliana could prove a very useful, and genetically tractable, model to study aspects of trinucleotide repeat disorders.

A massive triplet repeat expansion found in a wild strain of Arabidopsis thaliana could prove a very useful, and genetically tractable, model to study aspects of trinucleotide repeat disorders.
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Do-it-yourself stem cells 13/05/2009 08:16:00
Australian researchers led by Dr Paul Verma have created their own induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells).

Australian researchers led by Dr Paul Verma have created their own induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells).
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Flummoxing flukes with PCR test 07/05/2009 15:31:00
Australian researchers have developed a highly specific PCR-based technique to distinguish between species of intestinal and liver flukes, which should help in epidemiological surveys of these widespread and often dangerous parasites.

Australian researchers have developed a highly specific PCR-based technique to distinguish between species of intestinal and liver flukes, which should help in epidemiological surveys of these widespread and often dangerous parasites.
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The complexity of the apicomplexans 06/05/2009 11:27:00
The study of biology reveals some truly amazing and quite nifty feats of biochemical engineering, and none less so than the way in which parasitic microorganisms invade their host.

The study of biology reveals some truly amazing and quite nifty feats of biochemical engineering, and none less so than the way in which parasitic microorganisms invade their host.
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Biotech profile: Novogen 05/05/2009 14:01:00
Novogen has developed a technology platform based on synthetic isoflavones that promises compounds which can kill cancer cells without harming healthy cells.

Novogen has developed a technology platform based on synthetic isoflavones that promises compounds which can kill cancer cells without harming healthy cells.
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Profile: Implicit Biosciences 29/04/2009 15:01:00
Brisbane biotech Implicit Bioscience has developed a business model unusual in Australia: it aims to return money to investors.

Brisbane biotech Implicit Bioscience has developed a business model unusual in Australia: it aims to return money to investors.
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Biotech profile: Hexima 28/04/2009 14:39:00
Melbourne agbiotech Hexima has been making waves with its fungal and insect-resistance technology and a tasty deal with DuPont.

Melbourne agbiotech Hexima has been making waves with its fungal and insect-resistance technology and a tasty deal with DuPont.
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Twilight years for blood vessels 24/04/2009 10:29:00
With the discovery of a potentially key gene in the cell senescence process, Professor Jenny Gamble is looking at the role of senescence in vascular cells.

With the discovery of a potentially key gene in the cell senescence process, Professor Jenny Gamble is looking at the role of senescence in vascular cells.
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Redundancy begets complexity 22/04/2009 11:19:00
A study into two rare metabolic disorders shows that what may look like simple recessive or semi-dominant patterns of inheritance, may actually involve complex interactions with several other genes.

A study into two rare metabolic disorders shows that what may look like simple recessive or semi-dominant patterns of inheritance, may actually involve complex interactions with several other genes.
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How will biotech survive the GFC? 09/04/2009 10:00:00
The biotechnology industry is in crisis on a global scale, so what can the industry do to help itself, and is government going to come to the rescue?

The biotechnology industry is in crisis on a global scale, so what can the industry do to help itself, and is government going to come to the rescue?

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Features

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Junk no more - RNAs get networking 26/06/2009 15:28:00
New technology is allowing us to probe the dark matter of the genome, providing further evidence that 'junk DNA' actually codes for a vast network of regulatory RNAs.

New technology is allowing us to probe the dark matter of the genome, providing further evidence for John Mattick’s no-longer controversial argument that much of the genome, previously thought to be junk DNA, actually codes for a vast network of regulatory RNAs.

Interviews

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Dung beetles and the sneaky f…er strategy 01/09/2008 14:08:00
Beetles and crickets offer the perfect model for studying sexual selection and the primacy of female choice.

Beetles and crickets offer the perfect model for studying sexual selection and the primacy of female choice.
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The turn of the worm 29/08/2008 13:57:00
The cotton bollworm, the world's most economically destructive insect pest, is having its genome sequenced.

The cotton bollworm, the world's most economically destructive insect pest, is having its genome sequenced.
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Excess iron and Friedreich’s ataxia 28/08/2008 13:40:00
While Friedreich’s ataxia is a rare disorder, tracking down the role of the protein implicated in the disease has opened up new therapeutic potentials.

While Friedreich’s ataxia is a rare disorder, tracking down the role of the protein implicated in the disease has opened up new therapeutic potentials.
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The motherfish and the stunned mullet 27/08/2008 13:31:00
The recent announcement of “the oldest mother ever discovered” made headlines around the world for Dr John Long and his colleagues, but Materpiscis Attenboroughi is just one of numerous finds Long has made at the Gogo Formation in WA over the last two decades.

The recent announcement of “the oldest mother ever discovered” made headlines around the world for Dr John Long and his colleagues, but Materpiscis Attenboroughi is just one of numerous finds Long has made at the Gogo Formation in WA over the last two decades.
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A bank designed to profit all 26/08/2008 13:18:00
A pocket of middle Australia on the northern outskirts of Perth is the setting for a proposed biobanking project that even its instigator, Professor Lyle Palmer of the University of Western Australia, calls “ludicrously ambitious”.

A pocket of middle Australia on the northern outskirts of Perth is the setting for a proposed biobanking project that even its instigator, Professor Lyle Palmer of the University of Western Australia, calls “ludicrously ambitious”.
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Mover and shaker of the genome 19/08/2008 13:17:00
Epigenetics is moving from the laboratory to the clinic and the pharmacy, with several histone deacetylase inhibitors on the market and epigenetic screening likely to become as widespread as genetic screening.

Epigenetics is moving from the laboratory to the clinic and the pharmacy, with several histone deacetylase inhibitors on the market and epigenetic screening likely to become as widespread as genetic screening.
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Microbiologist to the stars 18/08/2008 12:50:00
Malcolm Walter has moved his collection of rocks from Macquarie University to the University of NSW, where he has joined Brett Neilan and his colleagues in an expanded multidisciplinary team as part of the new Australian Centre for Astrobiology (ACA).

Malcolm Walter has moved his collection of rocks from Macquarie University to the University of NSW, where he has joined Brett Neilan and his colleagues in an expanded multidisciplinary team as part of the new Australian Centre for Astrobiology (ACA).
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Pharma and academia - how opposites attract 07/08/2008 11:49:00
They may have sneered at each other in the past, but collaborative efforts for translational research between academia and industry are happening, and they are working.

They may have sneered at each other in the past, but collaborative efforts for translational research between academia and industry are happening, and they are working.
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ASM: Parasites sans frontiers 04/07/2008 16:19:00
Professor Alan Cowman of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute will deliver the Rubbo Oration at this year’s Australian Society of Microbiology (ASM) annual meeting, being held in Melbourne next week.

Professor Alan Cowman of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute will deliver the Rubbo Oration at this year's Australian Society of Microbiology (ASM) annual meeting, being held in Melbourne next week.
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Shining a light on membrane proteins 24/06/2008 11:36:00
Physics and biology have come together to solve one of science’s big issues – the structure of membrane proteins – through the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science.

Physics and biology have come together to solve one of science's big issues - the structure of membrane proteins - through the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science.