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.

Stepwise ligation DNA sequencer launched by Applied Biosystems.

Brisbane biotech ImpediMed makes strong debut for lymphoedema diagnostic.

Fast-track grants of $100,000 available to small projects addressing big needs from Bill Gates Foundation.

As it begins Phase IIa clinical trials, Mesoblast is riding high: its share price is climbing, its market capitalisation is booming and all that promise seems to be coming good.

With AusBiotech 2007 being held in Brisbane next week, ALS takes its bi-annual survey of the state of the industry.

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

Did the evolution of C4 photosynthesis pathways in grasses helped kick-start modern human evolution as well?

IBM and university scientists launch global computing effort to find cures for dengue fever, West Nile virus and hepatitis C.

Professor German Spangenberg is arguably Australia's leading researcher into plant genetics and genomics.

Sputum-based test to be developed by Proteome Systems and BD.