Australian Life Scientist Weekly | Rapid Chlamydia test proves positive / Online maps of the eye

Friday 7th December 2007 Australian Life Scientist Weekly Rapid Chlamydia test proves positive A rapid diagnostic test for Chlamydia will be available next year. More... Online maps of the eye Hundreds of maps of the visual system available online for evolutionary research. More... Scientist: 'Hybrid' computers will meld brains, technology A scientist who successfully connected a moth's brain to a robot predicts that in 10 to 15 years we'll be using "hybrid" computers running a combination of technology and living organic tissue. More... World first: Aussie astronomers digitally map southern sky The Australian National University (ANU) is conducting a world-first program to digitally map the southern sky using a specially constructed telescope called Skymapper, and in another global first will provide the data free to the world via a virtual observatory. More... Three biological states of the malaria parasite US researchers have used computational biology to uncover the physiological states of the malaria parasite in patients' blood. More... Immunology feature: landlords, tenants and immune response Mariapia Degli-Esposti's team at Perth's Lions Eye Institute is looking closely at why the immune system puts up a good fight against some viral infections but has problems with others. More... Myc-less mice produce stem cells The Japanese team that proved how to induce stem cells from human skin seems to have overcome the Myc tumorigenesis barrier. More... Immunology feature: Bim, Bid and autoimmunity The Australasian Society for Immunology is holding its annual conference this week. Key note speaker Andreas Strasser will discuss his latest findings on the functions of apoptosis-related proteins in the immune system. More... Maternal role for p53 in reproduction The 'guardian of the genome' has an unexpected role in regulating embryo implantation in mice. More...

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