University of Queensland (UQ) researchers will use a $5 million grant from the Queensland State Government to unlock the genetic causes of pancreatic and ovarian...

Alice E. Simpson, Ronald A. Skurray, and Neville Firth*School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia *Corresponding...

Australia has committed $27.5 million towards sequencing the genome of pancreatic cancer as part of our contribution to the International Cancer Genome...

Accepted: 3 June 2009 Published: 3 June 2009 © 2009 Tennant et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http:/...

Most differences between the opossom and placental mammals stem from non-coding...

One in every 135 baby boys in Victoria is born with a form of genital abnormality, and the incidence is rising. The US and Europe are also witnessing a similar, alarming...

Accepted: 9 May 2009 Published: 9 May 2009 © 2009 Chopin et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http:/...

Pacific Biosciences Raises $20M Menlo Park, Calif.-based Pacific Biosciences said two weeks ago that it recently received $20 million in funding from new investor Blackstone Cleantech Venture...

Yeast, to the great delight of Dr Paul Chambers, is now king. A wine yeast that Anthony Borneman, one of Chambers team members at the Australian Wine Research Institute in Adelaide, has sequenced has just been chosen as the model organism on which a truly systems biology approach in the Australian life...

AUSTRALIAN scientists have mapped the kangaroo genome in the first Australian-led genomics project, potentially leading to insights into how kangaroos can store embryos in suspended animation and eat grass without belching greenhouse...

Sodium bisulfite treatment followed by PCR and DNA sequencing is widely considered the gold standard for the analysis of DNA methylation patterns. However, this technique generally requires substantial quantities of genomic DNA as starting material and is often associated with degradation of...

The breakthrough paves the way for development of improved wine yeast a key ingredient in winemaking. 'Availability of improved wine yeast will put winemakers in a stronger position to control fermentation and develop wines with the right quality, character and flavour' said Dr Anthony Borneman, a Senior...

-- Satya Ratnam -- Satya Ratnam Professor Paul Zimmet AO MD PhD FRACP FRCP FTSE is the person who can be said to have put Mauritius on the world map of diabetes and the non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

Accepted: 6 November 2008 Published: 6 November 2008 © 2008 Sharp et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http:/...

Molecular diagnostics has promised much for many years, but the full potential of the market is just being realised. In June this year, US company Hologic announced it proposed to acquire another US company, Third Wave Technologies, for the reasonable sum of $580...

Clinical research, the genomic revolution and the dung beetle's sneaky reproductive strategy are the main themes of the July/August issue of Australian Life Scientist, published...

BUDGET, what budget? What preoccupies Sakkie Pretorius is the race to beat the French in publishing the world's first genetic blueprint of a wine yeast.

Given top billing on the cover of Nature, the first Australian animal to be sequenced should have been a triumph for Australian science â but the majority was sequenced overseas.

Australian R&D Review The platypus genome is causing ripples of excitement around the world. Published as a cover story in Nature this week, it is easily the most keenly awaited genome since the chimp.

Ian J. Majewski1,2, Marnie E. Blewitt1, Carolyn A. de Graaf1,2, Edward J. McManus1, Melanie Bahlo1, Adrienne A. Hilton1, Craig D. Hyland1, Gordon K. Smyth1, Jason E.

Accepted: 29 September 2008 Published: 29 September 2008 © 2008 Tonna et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http:/...

Art Daniel,1 Luke St Heaps,1 Dianne Sylvester,1 Sara Diaz,1 and Gregory Peters1 1Department of Cytogenetics, Western Sydney Genetics Program, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia Corresponding...

It's happening again. Australian plants and animals are going offshore in droves, to be exploited by hi-tech nations across the world, while we sit around and...

Professor Mattick A researcher who played a major role in the emergence of Brisbane as a centre of biological research has been recognised for his achievements by being awarded the $10,000 CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in...

Professor Brandon Wainwright has been named Acting Director of The University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) following the resignation of Professor John...