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A multi-million pound initiative to help universities and research institutions fill skills gaps with scientists who have proven track records in industry and business was announced by Research Councils UK (RCUK) with support from Science Minister Lord Drayson. Funding of up to £5million is being made available to recruit highly qualified people into a number of senior level research and technology-transfer posts in universities and research institutions across the UK.

A world-first network linking experts in two leading biotechnologies, proteomics and metabolomics, has been launched by The Hon Gavin Jennings at The University of Melbourne. The portal website of Proteomics and Metabolomics Victoria (PMV) was activated during the opening of Metabolomics Australia's node at the University, and is now publicly accessible at http://www.pmv.org.au.

HepaLife Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: HPLF) (FWB: HL1) (WKN: 500625), developing the first-of-its-kind bioartificial liver device intended for the treatment of liver failure, announced today that its proprietary 'PICM-19' liver stem cell line is onboard the Space Shuttle "Endeavour" as part of a scientific experiment to investigate the differentiation and function of stem cells in space. The research is being performed under the International Space Station National Laboratory initiative.

The bacterial cell wall that is the target of potent antibiotics such as penicillin is actually made up of a thin single layer of carbohydrate chains, linked together by peptides, which wrap around the bacterium like a belt around a person, according to research conducted by scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

People are different, both physically and mentally, but genetically everyone is very similar. That's been the thought of scientists for decades now. But with population research becoming more and more common, the University of Alberta's Tim Caulfield is concerned that genetic research could awaken racist attitudes. Just last year Nobel Prize winning geneticist James Watson claimed there are genes responsible for creating differences in human intelligence.

In the December 1st issue of G&D, Dr. Fred H. Gage (The Salk Institute for Biological Studies) and colleagues reveal a role for the Hippo signaling pathway in the regulation of vertebrate neural development, identifying new factors - and potential therapeutic targets - that may be involved in congenital brain size disorders and neurological tumor formation. Their paper will be made available online ahead of print on 11/17 at