Darwin's Armada
By Iain McCalman: How four voyagers to Australasia won the battle for evolution and changed the world.
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See Darwin's flea – more on Darwin's celebrations around the country
After a big celebration of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday last week, evolution activities continue this week and through the year.
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The world's largest solar plant, the sun and climate change, the physics of violins and the Large Hadron Collider
Stories from the Australian Institute of Physics 18th National Congress in Adelaide The nation’s physicists are meeting in Adelaide this week. Some of the topics on the agenda are: Solar power Michael Geyer, Abengoa Solar will talk about introducing concentrated solar power on the international energy market. This Spanish company is building the world’s largest…
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New head of synchrotron science hits the spot
Queenslander scores top science job at the Australian Synchrotron University of Queensland researcher Prof. Ian Gentle has today been appointed the Australian Synchrotron’s Head of Science. His own research includes plans to use the facility to study and improve the effectiveness of drugs treating acne and other skin diseases.
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Bringing life to dying languages
Australia and its immediate neighbours are home to a third of the world’s languages, most of which could disappear without trace. A national archive project is capturing what it can, and making the resource available online to researchers and regional cultural centres.
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The miracle of milk revealed online
Milk is complex, and understanding its molecular biology is a difficult but rewarding challenge. Not only are human and cow milk of huge social and economic importance, the milk of other animals reveals much about the evolution and development of mammals – including us. Victorian researchers have created a unique computing resource to share information…
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$2.9 million computer to track single cancer cells
The Victorian government announced today that they will contribute $1.45 million towards a $2.9 million high performance computer facility at the Australian Synchrotron.
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Fast crystallography for high profile research
Australian protein chemists and drug developers will be able to access synchrotron light within weeks and without leaving home thanks to a new service at the Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne.
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What happened at the Biosecurity forum?
You can catch up on the AB-CRC Biosecurity forum held in the Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra, on 16 September 2008 through the following links: download a pdf file containing a report of the forum or read it here download the article published in ECOS magazine ‘Climate change raises the disease threat’ view speaker profiles…
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Factsheets
Contents Chikungunya_virus: a re-emerging threat_ Bluetongue virus, climate change and Australia Hendra virus, ecological change and a new threat The Biosecurity Risk Intelligence Scanning Committee_