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Health topics: Genetics Cancer immunotherapy – redefining vaccines Biology meets industry – genomics, proteomics, phenomics The mammal copiers – advances in cloning The Human Genome Project – discovering the human blueprint

Cancer immunotherapy – redefining vaccines
As the leading cause of death in Australia, scientists are giving cancer a shot.

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The Sir Mark Oliphant International Frontiers of Science and Technology Conference Series

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Biology meets industry – genomics, proteomics, phenomics The entry of information technology and robotics into the biology laboratory is opening the door to new ways of studying cell biology – the 'omics. Sponsored by:

Australian Proteome Analysis Facility Australian Phenomics Facility

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The mammal copiers – advances in cloning
The cloning of Dolly the sheep has stimulated discussion on the benefits and risks of the development of cloning techniques.

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the Australian Government's National Innovation Awareness Strategy

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The Human Genome Project – discovering the human blueprint
In what has been called the Everest of modern biology, scientists from around the world have worked together to unravel and record the entire set of human genetic instructions.

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the Australian Government's National Innovation Awareness Strategy

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