Australian Life Scientist Weekly | Life, but not as we know it / Caspar the see-through fish

Friday 8th February 2008 Australian Life Scientist Weekly Life, but not as we know it The annual Lorne conferences begin this weekend. First up, protein structure and function, where we learn the tricks of the bacterial toy trade. More... Caspar the see-through fish US scientists have engineering a transparent zebrafish - nicknamed Caspar - to view its internal organs and observe tumour metastasis and stem cell engraftment. More... Dementia focus for Hodges Cambridge University neuroscientist Professor John Hodges has been lured to the University of NSW. More... Your brain: use it or lose it UQ neuroscientists add more weight to the "use it or lose it" model for brain function. More... Geneticists to the internet's rescue Genetic analysis of light fingers noise problem More... vivoPharm expands, TGR contracts Adelaide biotechs vivoPharm and TGR expand and contract. More... Copy number variations and intellectual disability Researchers find microscopic copy number variations associated with X-linked mental retardation. More... Big grants for big projects Two major projects to study colorectal cancer and HIV/AIDS were the big winners in the NHMRC grants round. More... H5 study in virus-like particles Method to better interrogate H5 flu virus protein developed by Australian and international researchers. More...

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