Genetics of climate change; new vaccines; how plants flower; the personal genome and other stories from the gene revolution. Also visit: Background information Fifty five years after Watson and …
Australia and Papua New Guinea launch efforts to crush deadly Hib disease in Pacific region
New vaccine rollout through the GAVI Alliance expected to help extinguish childhood killerCanberra, Australia — Papua New Guinea will begin immunising children this month with a vaccine that promises …
Fulfilling the promise of science for the poorest children
By Julian Lob-Levyt Poor nations can't develop if their children and mothers aren’t healthy enough to make it to adulthood. And that's a big sustainability issue for Australia's closest …
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Australia New Zealand Biotechnology Partnership Fund (ANZBPF) applications open
Also visit past grants: Mustering Molecules New grasses for a new climate Following the recent announcement of a NZ $3.8m grant package for the Australia New Zealand Biotechnology Partnering …
New grasses for a new climate?
An Australia-New Zealand biotechnology partnership is creating a new kind of grass that will reduce cattle burps, improve productivity, and help dairy farmers prepare for climate change. The …
Genetic analysis of light assists faster internet
Australian scientists have used genome analysis tools to create a patented technology to investigate the fate of the laser beams zapping through the optical fibres that connect our cities. Their …
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