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University of TasmaniaTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:54AMThe University of Tasmania (UTAS) was founded by an Act of the Tasmanian Parliament in 1890, and today stands as one of the oldest universities in Australia. UTAS is committed to the creation, preservation, communication and application of knowledge, along with achieving excellence in all aspects of education – teaching, research and scholarly activities. Research

Nano lab gone astrayTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:53AMIn the midst of sharks, fish and children at the experimental museum Universeum in Gothenburg, researchers from Chalmers are conducting advanced nano research. The aim is to demonstrate exactly how modern laboratory work takes place. Sitting in a glass cage a number of focused young men and women can be seen peering into a microscope.

Novel approach for preventing HIV infectionTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:24AMScientists at Osel Inc. and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have developed a new way to prevent HIV infection by genetically enhancing the ability of naturally occurring vaginal bacteria to block viral transmission.

Newly Developed Fluorescent Protein Makes Internal Organs VisibleMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:21PMResearchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed the first fluorescent protein that enables scientists to clearly "see" the internal organs of living animals without the need for a scalpel or imaging techniques that can have side effects or increase radiation exposure. The new probe could prove to be a breakthrough in whole-body imaging – allowing doctors ...

New Way Of Growing Enough Adult Stem Cells For Therapeutic Use With Nanoscale PlasticMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:21PMIn what is being described as a stem-cell breakthrough, scientists at the Universities of Glasgow and Southampton, UK, have devised a new way of cultivating enough adult stem cells for therapeutic use, which could accelerate research into stem cell treatments for Parkinson's disease, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease and many other illnesses and conditions. The research has been published in the ...