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Fix this textTHE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Fix this textNo. 247 (No. 7 of 1988)
Fix this textPublished fortnightly by the Public Affairs Unit
Fix this textRegistered by Australia Post Publication No. NBF 4388
Fix this text20 May 1988
Fix this textHow
Fix this textchemicals
Fix this textcause
Fix this textcancer
Fix this textA new approach
Fix this textThe first ever carcinogenesis
Fix this textresearch using transgenic mice
Fix this texthas started in the School of
Fix this textPathology at the University of
Fix this textNSW.
Fix this textAccording to the innovator of
Fix this textthe research, Associate Professor
Fix this textGarry Smith, the tests are
Fix this texthoping to show how chemicals
Fix this textaffect gene expression in causing
Fix this textcancer.
Fix this text‘lt is the first time transgenic
Fix this textmice have been used as models
Fix this textin carcinogenesis research’, he
Fix this textsaid. ‘We will be studying the
Fix this texteffects of the chemicals on
Fix this textsheep genes in mice.’
Fix this textTransgenic mice are created
Fix this textby taking a gene from another
Fix this textanimal, in this case a sheep, and
Fix this textputting it into the cell of a
Fix this textfertilized mouse egg.
Fix this textIn the United States a patent
Fix this textwas recently granted on a
Fix this textdifferent strain of transgenic
Fix this textmouse for use in cancer genetics.
Fix this textThe mice at UNSW were
Fix this textcreated by Dr Jim Murray,
Fix this textSenior Research Scientist at the
Fix this textCSIRO’s Prospect laboratory.
Fix this textDr Murray said the mice were
Fix this textoriginally created to study physi-
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Fix this text‘People have been working with
Fix this texttransgenic animals for some
Fix this texttime, but it has been mainly for
Fix this textagricultural research’, he said.
Fix this textProfessor Smith, who thought
Fix this textof the research idea after attend-
Fix this texting a seminar on transgenic
Fix this textmice, said it was the first time
Fix this textthe School has had animals with
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Fix this text‘The majority of our work
Fix this textinvolves genes in test tubes and
Fix this textgenes in tissue culture’, he said.
Fix this textHe said a Bachelor of Medical
Fix this textScience research student, Ms
Fix this textJacinta Crimmins, would be
Fix this textinvolved in the one-year con-
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Fix this textProfessor Smith is the Director
Fix this textof the Carcinogenesis Research
Fix this textUnit in the School of Pathology,
Fix this textThe Unit has focussed research
Fix this texton how chemicals and other
Fix this textenvironmental factors, including
Fix this textchemicals in cigarettes, trigger
Fix this textcancer cells to change their
Fix this textbehaviour and the means for
Fix this textpreventing or changing this be-
Fix this texthaviour. He said the study
Fix this textinvolving transgenic mice will
Fix this textbroaden that research.
Fix this text‘The sheep genes have been
Fix this textspecifically constructed by
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Fix this textto certain regulatory signals’,
Fix this texthe said.
Fix this text‘We can ask how cancer-
Fix this textcausing chemicals affect gene
Fix this textregulation. This is a critical
Fix this textquestion in developing new test-
Fix this texttube methods for detecting
Fix this textdangerous chemicals, new tools
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Fix this textHe said there were about six
Fix this textgroups in Australia, including
Fix this texttwo others in Sydney, producing
Fix this texttransgenic mice which are more
Fix this textconvenient for researchers to
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Fix this textquicker breeding cycle, and ease
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Fix this textOpen Day Saturday 4 June
Fix this textAssailant
Fix this textbatters
Fix this textvictim with
Fix this textbanana
Fix this textAn unlikely headline, you
Fix this textthink, bananas being the soft
Fix this textand friendly fruits that they are?
Fix this textBut put them into the hands of a
Fix this textchemist and see just how their
Fix this textpersonality can be transformed.
Fix this textDr Neil Duffy, Lecturer in
Fix this textthe Department of Inorganic and
Fix this textNuclear Chemistry and chief
Fix this textmagician at the School of
Fix this textChemistry's Open Day Magic
Fix this textShow will turn a banana into a
Fix this texthammer by freezing it in
Fix this textliquid nitrogen. Sounds like a
Fix this textbasis for a good thriller, but it’s
Fix this textonly one weird and wonderful
Fix this texteffect of temperature on objects.
Fix this textAt the Magic Show the public
Fix this textwill also be entertained by a new
Fix this textkind of scientific venture into
Fix this textinterior decorating: TV Chemis-
Fix this texttry, Dr Duffy calls it, that is,
Fix this text'chemistry' which means nothing
Fix this textat all, but looks pretty. Lots of
Fix this textdelightful colours and shapes to
Fix this textmatch your soft furnishings.
Fix this textThe School of Chemistry's
Fix this textirreverent magic has proved so
Fix this textpopular in the past (the gullible
Fix this texthad to be turned away in
Fix this texthordes) that Dr Duffy will run
Fix this textfour of his 20-minute shows in
Fix this textthe Heffron Building: at 11am,
Fix this text12.30 pm, 1.30 pm and 3pm.
Fix this textHe will make water flow
Fix this textuphill, (we're not leaking the
Fix this textsecret) and produce lots of the
Fix this textflashes and bangs everyone gets a
Fix this textkick out of. One of the biggest
Fix this textwill come from a hydrogen
Fix this textballoon just to remind you these
Fix this textsilent and buxom creatures were
Fix this textnot always as safe as the Bond
Fix this textairship that cruises the heavens
Fix this textdaily.
Fix this textBut what's alchemy without
Fix this texta 'mix and shake well' scenario.
Fix this text'On my right, I have what looks
Fix this textlike water, on my left, some-
Fix this textthing that looks even more like
Fix this textwater. Mix together in a beaker
Fix this textand watch the clock hey
Fix this textpresto, grape juice. Tick tock,
Fix this textorange juice. Tick tock, creme
Fix this textde menthe. Tick tock, Beaujolais.
Fix this textTick tock you were right the
Fix this textfirst time.
Fix this textWonderful, isn't it! The Magic
Fix this textof Chemistry Show.
Fix this textSTUDENTS
Fix this textWould you like to take part in Open Day? You can help
Fix this textin a number of ways at gates, guiding visitors, in schools,
Fix this textor with ideas for entertainment.
Fix this textIf interested, please contact Gregory Stevens at the Univer-
Fix this textsity Union, Blockhouse, on 663 2225; Paul Nicolaou at
Fix this textthe Students' Union, Squarehouse, on 663 0461; or Barbara
Fix this textVernon, PAU, The Chancellery, on 697 2866. All helpers
Fix this textwill receive vouchers to Union food outlets.
Fix this textWatch your
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Fix this textVisitors to the Foot Force
Fix this textCharacterization demonstration
Fix this textand display at the 1988 Open
Fix this textDay will be asked to watch their
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Fix this textConducted by the Centre for
Fix this textSafety Science in the Faculty of
Fix this textEngineering, visitors will walk on
Fix this texta force measurement platform
Fix this textand the magnitude and reaction
Fix this textof the ground reaction force
Fix this textwill be displayed in three dimen-
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Fix this textThe tests will assess the
Fix this textpossibility that some people are
Fix this textmore prone to slipping than
Fix this textothers, whether it be at work,
Fix this textplay, at home or in public
Fix this textplaces.
Fix this textThey will also assist re-
Fix this textsearchers to adjust settings on
Fix this textthe dynamic friction testing
Fix this textmachine which is being used by
Fix this textthe Centre to evaluate slip
Fix this textresearch of footwear and floor
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Fix this textThe friction testing machine
Fix this textwill be on display in Room GO7
Fix this textof the Mechanical Engineering
Fix this textBuilding and the force measure-
Fix this textments will be taken at 30-minute
Fix this textintervals in the same venue.
Fix this textFirst Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Fix this textand new Pro-V-C appointed
Fix this textProfessor Jarlath Ronayne,
Fix this text49, was appointed the University
Fix this textof NSWs first Deputy Vice-
Fix this textChancellor on 10 May a role
Fix this texthe believes will help the Univer-
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Fix this textThe new position has resulted
Fix this textfrom a re-structuring of the
Fix this textCentral Administration.*
Fix this textProfessor Ronayne had been
Fix this textPro-Vice-Chancellor at UNSW
Fix this textsince 1984. UNSWs other Pro-
Fix this textV-C, Professor Malcolm Chaikin
Fix this textwill be retiring in August and
Fix this texthis position is to be filled in
Fix this textSeptember by Professor Alan
Fix this textGilbert, Head of the Department
Fix this textof History and Deputy Rector,
Fix this textUniversity College, Australian
Fix this textDefence Force Academy. (See
Fix this textseparate story on page 4.)
Fix this textThe re-designated position of
Fix this textDeputy Vice-Chancellor was
Fix this textapproved at the 9 May meeting
Fix this textof Council, Professor Ronayne’s
Fix this textappointment is effective till
Fix this text14 October 1994 when it will
Fix this textcome up for review.
Fix this textHe believes his appointment
Fix this textas Deputy Vice-Chancellor has
Fix this texta number of important con-
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Fix this text‘lt will be my task to ensure
Fix this textthat there is an efficient admin-
Fix this textistrative structure which will
Fix this textenable the Vice-Chancellor,
Fix this textProfessor Michael Birt, to carry
Fix this textout his functions as chief execu-
Fix this texttive officer of the University
Fix this textContinued on page 4
Fix this textWhat's chemistry wizard. Dr Neil Duffy, cooking up? Find out at the School
Fix this textof Chemistry's Open Day Magic Show on 4 June. (And for more chemistry
Fix this textwith a difference see story on page 8.)
Fix this textPictures: Public Affairs Unit
Fix this textWatch your step ... that's the message Senior Research Assistant in the Centre
Fix this textfor Safety Science, Mr David Lloyd, will be telling visitors to the Centre's
Fix this textOpen Day demonstration which will assess the possibility that some people
Fix this textare more prone to slipping than others. More Open Day information on page 3.
Fix this textPublic Affairs Unit
Fix this textProfessor Jarlath Ronayne.
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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