The ongoing drama that is debate over the hobbit fossils of Flores has been reignited by a recent paper suggesting H. floresiensis is actually H. sapiens suffering from cretinism. An interesting theory or a 'travesty'?

The Victorian delegation started BIO with a bang, announcing a slew of new initiatives.

A team of 12 students from the Bio21 and Howard Florey Institutes scooped the pool at an awards ceremony held last week in Melbourne for the 2005 Young Achievers Australia Biotechnology Entrepreneur program.

Victoria took another step towards its biotechnology future today, with the opening of the new AUD$20 million Victorian Agribiosciences Centre at La Trobe University's R&D Park in Bundoora.

A new AUD$20 million agricultural biotech centre will be opened by Victorian premier Steve Bracks this Wednesday.

Perth based BioPharmica (ASX:BPH) has opened a share purchase plan to raise AUD$2.5 million to fund the development of its portfolio of biomedical research.

The pharmaceutical industry should fight a major battle to prolong patent protection and encourage real innovation and discovery, a leading pharmacologist told a Melbourne audience last week.

Melbourne biotech is benefiting from a recent business mission to China led by the city's Lord Mayor John So.

Dental scientist Prof Eric Reynolds has won the $50,000 Victoria Prize.

Melbourne and California-based ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals (ASX:CXS) has been awarded two linkage project grants worth AUD$525,000 in cash from the Australian Research Council (ARC) over the next three years.

The nanotech sector in Australia is growing with potential.