Australian Life Scientist Weekly | High-throughput sequencing challenges microarray turf / Antibody homes in on leukaemic stem cells

Friday 14th December 2007 Australian Life Scientist Weekly High-throughput sequencing challenges microarray turf A new dimension to commercial next-generation sequencing applications - one that could potentially pose a threat to more-established microarray technologies - has been revealed in two recent papers. More... Antibody homes in on leukaemic stem cells Australia's largest biotechnology company, CSL, has released preliminary data on a novel antibody therapy for acute myeloid leukaemia. More... Salt of the earth Australia's durum wheat growers have extra reason to be worried as the worst drought in two centuries provides a grim foretaste of the Infernal Century. However, a chance discovery of a salt-tolerance gene from decades-old seed lines is looking promising. More... The experience of pain Queensland researchers show how the stress hormone noradrenaline acts as a fast modulatory transmitter in the brain. More... Trigenomic wild wheat CSIRO scientists have combined disease resistance genes in wild wheat varieties. More... The evolutionary fast lane Human evolution has become supercharged in the last 40,000 years, new research shows. More... Pig islets ready to Rocky and roll LCT is set to start a pig islet transplantation trial for type 1 diabetes that may have a profound effect on the debate over Australia's xenotransplantation moratorium in 2009. More... Burnet lures Crabb from WEHI Malaria specialist Brendan Crabbe appointed new director of Burnet Institute. More...

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