The 2008 Pfizer Australia Research Fellowships have been announced, bringing one Australian scientist home.

NSW set to lift GM crop moratorium, while Victoria faces a tougher test.

Fish is brain food and for most of us that means eating it. For Michael Lardelli, zebrafish are also helping us understand the human brain.

Extra funding announced for Australia's centre for plant genomics.

Nine of Australia's most renowned scientists have been awarded $4m fellowships by the NHMRC.

CSIRO and universities come together to research new grain varieties with higher fibre.

Five biologists are amongst the 20 Federation Fellows named for 2007.

The federal government has appointed the chairs of the 13 assessment panels being established under the controversial research quality framework (RQF) system.

The CSIRO is sponsoring a session on biomaterials and regenerative medicine at BIO2007. Kate McDonald spoke to CSIRO's theme leader for the area, Keith McLean, about this competitive but challenging field.

A lucky coincidence has led Australian plant researchers to two new genes responsible for salt tolerance in wheat.

Brandon Wainwright has taken over from John Mattick as head of Queensland's Institute of Molecular Bioscience.