Tag: Research Organisations
Local MP to plead ag station's case
The New South Wales Government is facing further pressure to delay its planned closure of an agricultural research station in the state's north. [MORE]
CSIRO measures declining Murray health
A CSIRO report has quantified the declining environmental health of the Murray.[MORE]
High hopes for devil research
It is hoped the latest research into the facial tumour disease killing Tasmanian devils could also uncover clues about human cancers.[MORE]
MP backs fight to keep Rendell labs open
The federal Member for Capricornia, Kirsten Livermore, is supporting an industry push to fight for the Rendell Laboratories in Rockhampton to stay open.[MORE]
Australian researchers make kidney gene breakthrough
Babies who suffer from fatal kidney defects in the womb could have a chance at survival, thanks to a genetic breakthrough by Australian scientists currently being tested at the birthplace of Dolly the cloned sheep. [MORE]
Gene ethicist calls for tougher research restrictions
A gene ethicist says the Govt regulator should use more power when dealing with researchers who breach compliance rules.[MORE]
Parts of Southern Ocean declared vulnerable
In a world first, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, or CCAMLR has declared areas of the Southern Ocean vulnerable.[MORE]
Researcher in trouble for GM mice experiment
A researcher is suspended and a lab closed over an unauthorised experiment with genetically-modified mice.[MORE]
Gene implants 'turn sugar cane to plastic'
The Cooperative Research Centre for Sugar Industry Innovation say it is close to commercialising an unusual by-product of sugar cane - biodegradable plastic.[MORE]
ANU to set up climate change centre
The ANU has announced it is setting up a Climate Change Institute in response to public expectations to combat climate change.[MORE]
Disease not climate change killing frogs
New research has revealed that disease is to blame for a decline in frog populations, not climate change as was first thought.[MORE]
Wine researchers make Chinese taste discovery
Australian researchers believe they have cracked the key to the lucrative Chinese wine market, with a study of Chinese tastes.[MORE]
CSIRO confirms Merbein site shutdown
The CSIRO has confirmed it will go ahead with plans to pull out of its research facility at Merbein, near Mildura, in 30 months.[MORE]
First Antarctic summer voyage sets sail
Scientists in Antarctica this summer will plot changes which could occur this century because of a higher level of carbon dioxide in the water.[MORE]
Call for more focus on habitat loss
A Tasmanian researcher who has been studying the devil facial tumour disease says the Red List of Threatened Species is a wake up call to Australians.[MORE]
John Kerin appointed to CSIRO board
The former federal treasurer, John Kerin, has been appointed to the board of the CSIRO.[MORE]
Scientists find rare shark
Tasmanian researchers have made a significant marine life discovery off the east coast of Flinders Island.[MORE]
Rising production costs hit biofuel industry
The CSIRO says the future of the biofuels industry in Australia is looking shaky because production costs are outstripping the profits being returned for alternative fuels.[MORE]
Antarctic Division farewells Chief Scientist
The Australian Antarctic Division's Chief Scientist has retired.[MORE]
Lid lifted on new species
CSIRO scientists have completed an ambitious project identifying more than 100 new species of sharks and rays.[MORE]
Hackers smash atom collider computer security
Hackers claim to have broken into the computer system of the Large Hadron Collider.[MORE]
Aust scientists keyed up over particle smasher
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Three decades after it was conceived, the world's most powerful physics experiment has begun on the outskirts of Geneva.[MORE]
IP laws creating 'bare medicine chest'
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An international report has found that patent laws are blocking the delivery of biotechnology breakthroughs.[MORE]
Final submission planned in push to save CSIRO lab
Groups campaigning to save the CSIRO's laboratory near Mildura hope to present a final submission to the Federal Government this week.[MORE]
BHP exec gets top job at CSIRO
A BHP Billiton executive has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).[MORE]
