Studying the symbiotic relationship between legumes and nitrogen-fixing rhizobia bacteria raises the possibility of a potential application in cereals.

US researchers have engineered mice with an obsessive compulsive-like syndrome and linked the disorder to protein in the brain.

New research has identified a possible new therapy for stroke.

Two of our distant relatives in the genus Homo are believed to have existed together in eastern Africa for almost half a million years.

A Sydney research team has come up with evidence of inter-generational epigenetic inheritance in humans.

Perth will be hosting a major epigenetics conference in November.

New course for science grads looking for hands-on experience.

Scientists at CSIRO's Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) in Geelong have launched a potentially revolutionary research project aimed at reducing the threat of the lethal H5N1 avian influenza virus.

As the NSW Parliament debates therapeutic cloning, the hunt for alternative sources of pluripotent stem cells is on.

How the study of the common honeybee is revolutionising the fields of neurobiology and robotics.

A team of Brisbane researchers is using high-throughput protein analysis to take a closer look at the molecular and cellular basis of prostate cancer.