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Gene search turns up gecko discovery

Created Wed, 4^th of Mar 2009

Australian researchers say they have identified 16 new species of Australian gecko, more than doubling the known number of species. Using genetic technology, the researchers have identified that ... more
Scientists link TV to asthma in children

Created Tue, 3^rd of Mar 2009

A new study has found that children who watch TV for more than two hours a day are twice as likely to develop asthma. Experts say the study in the journal Thorax may help link asthma to obesity ... more
TV linked to asthma in children

Created Tue, 3^rd of Mar 2009

A new study has found that children who watch TV for more than two hours a day are twice as likely to develop asthma. Experts say the study in the journal Thorax may help link asthma to obesity ... more
Research team questions common treatments

Created Mon, 2^nd of Mar 2009

Adelaide University researchers say some current medical treatments may be giving little or no benefit to patients. Their article in the Medical Journal suggests better scrutiny is warranted of ... more
Study calls for more research on future food needs

Created Fri, 27^th of Feb 2009

A study from Charles Sturt University's Faculty of Business has found agricultural production in Australia has declined by up to one per cent in recent years. The study's researcher, Adjunct ... more
Researcher back to work after genetics breach

Created Thu, 26^th of Feb 2009

Flinders University has reinstated a researcher who it says cross-bred genetically-modified mice without authorisation. The university says it discovered the unauthorised experiment in its medical ... more
SARDI says Loxton water research safe

Created Wed, 25^th of Feb 2009

South Australia's Research and Development Institute (SARDI) says it has no plan to close the Loxton Research Centre in the Riverland. Tim Smythe from the Riverland Wine Development Corporation ... more
Research aims to prolong oil reserves

Created Mon, 16^th of Feb 2009

oilAn international research team is looking at tapping into more oil and gas stored in rocks underground. Principal investigator Bruce Ainsworth from Adelaide University's School of Petroleum ... more
New hope for better malaria treatment

Created Fri, 6^th of Feb 2009

Scientists at Tasmania's Menzies Research Institute have made a breakthrough they hope will lead to new treatments for malaria. Researchers in Hobart have discovered that platelets in human blood ... more
Loo poetry can help tackle global warming: study

Created Wed, 28^th of Jan 2009

Poetry in the loo can cut down on paper use too, says a Japanese group campaigning to save toilet paper as part of the country's battle against global warming. Simply pasting a "toilet poem" at ... more
Business plan aims to keep Sunraysia research centre open

Created Wed, 21^st of Jan 2009

Sunraysia food growers and businesses will work over the next three months on a business plan to keep a regional research centre operating. It was announced last May that the CSIRO facility in ... more
Tassie tigers too inbred to survive: study

Created Tue, 13^th of Jan 2009

Research by a team of American scientists has raised the possibility that the extinct Tasmanian tiger was too inbred to survive. Scientists studied DNA samples from the hair of two Tasmanian ... more
Fight to keep agricultural research stations continues

Created Thu, 8^th of Jan 2009

The fight to save a number of agricultural research stations in New South Wales, marked for closure by the state government, is continuing. A committee of horticultural industry representatives ... more
Rural research gets big return on investment

Created Wed, 17^th of Dec 2008

The most comprehensive study so far of the value of rural research will be used to lobby for more investment. The study carried out by 15 Rural Research and Development Corporations has found that ... more
Bionic ear creator to develop new generation implants

Created Wed, 17^th of Dec 2008

The creator of the bionic ear is to head a new research unit in Melbourne, where the next generation of cochlear implants will be developed. Professor Graeme Clark will head the Hearing and ... more