Scientists have created a new material that performs like a cell membrane found in nature. The material can assemble itself into an extremely thin sheet that can withstand being submerged in a variety of liquids and can even repair itself after damage. [ + ]

The AGTA conference, Australia's foremost genomic technology conference, is an essential event for researchers and industry representatives who work with genomic technologies in a variety of contexts including platform development, medical genomics, functional genomics, non-model systems, epigenomics and plant genomics. [ + ]

Imagine a future where simple blood tests provide an efficient, painless and non-invasive way to track changes in cancer patients and guide treatment. [ + ]

Griffith University researchers will soon begin Phase 1 clinical trials investigating a needle-free vaccine targeted at Streptococcus A infection. [ + ]

Across Australia and New Zealand, mortality and morbidity rates remain significant among patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). [ + ]

Scribbled notes and sketches on a page in a notebook by Leonardo da Vinci, previously dismissed as irrelevant, have been identified as the place where he first recorded his understanding of the laws of friction. [ + ]

US scientists have created their own self-destructing bacteria — one which they hope to deploy in the fight against cancer. [ + ]

Researchers have identified a set of 13 genes that enable them to determine those kidney transplant patients who are 2–3 times more likely to develop fibrosis. [ + ]

Autoimmunity occurs when the adaptive immune system's process of self-tolerance fails, rendering it unable to distinguish between self- and nonself-antigens — potentially leading to autoimmune diseases.

CSIRO has partnered with Canadian chemicals company Enirgi Group in a move to develop and commercialise an affordable and efficient technology for producing magnesium. [ + ]

Looking to understand how collective patterns in bacterial colonies form, Enkeleida Lushi and her colleagues created tiny racetracks from clear plastic. [ + ]

What if you could grow a bone in the lab using the power of vibration? It sounds fantastic, but UK researchers have collaborated on a method which could do exactly that. [ + ]

With the conference theme 'Innovations in Medical Science', the AACB 54th Annual Scientific Conference and the AIMS 46th National Scientific Meeting have combined to create an exciting meeting with an outstanding program of keynote international and local speakers, a number of oral and poster opportunities, a great social program and an extensive industry exhibition. [ + ]

The Earth's crust has more in common with pizza dough than you might think, according to an international team looking into the mechanics of plate tectonics. [ + ]

Researchers have built a diver-operated underwater microscope to study millimetre-scale processes as they naturally occur on the sea floor. [ + ]