Australian researchers are launching the world first detailed map of the kangaroo genome, completing the first phase of the kangaroo genomics project. Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics (KanGO), including University of Melbourne, ANU, WEHI, University of Sydney, University of NSW and the Australian Genome Research Foundation (AGRF) have built a framework to assemble ...

Maybe you have an 85-year-old grandfather who still whips through the newspaper crossword puzzle every morning or a 94-year-old aunt who never forgets a name or a face. They don`t seem to suffer the ravages of memory that beset most people as they age. Researchers at Northwestern University`s Feinberg School of Medicine wondered if the brains of the elderly with still laser sharp memory — ca...