New Zealand participation in Australian synchrotron will boost medical research
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
New Zealand has invested Aus$5m (US$4m) in Australia's Melbourne-based synchrotron project, due to open in 2007, giving New Zealand's scientists access to a powerful research tool. Included amongst the diverse fields that synchrotron light is used are bioscience (cell biology) and medical research (diagnosing disease, high resolution imaging, cancer radiation therapy).