1. CNRC Bionic Vision Project The Australian Research Council
recently announced a funding scheme to support Australian
research into bionic vision. A number of the aims and objectives
of this funding initiative align with current CNRC projects (see
Research Projects). A group of CNRC Researchers and our partners
have therefore recently completed a collaborative proposal for
funding from this scheme. You can read more about the University
of Adelaide Bionic Vision project here. 2. Tooth Stem Cells Give
Brain Surgery Hopes Researchers at the University of Adelaide
Centre for Stem Cell Research say they are close to repairing
stroke-damaged brains using stem cells taken from human dental
pulp. Project coordinator, and CNRC Co-Convener, Dr Simon
Koblar's group is currently testing the procedure on rats and
are aiming to eventually move into human trials within the next
5 years. The research has funding support from the Catholic
Church because it avoids the ethical dilemma involved with use
of embryonic stem cell