A highly conserved ethylene signalling pathway can be targeted to control the direction of root growth, creating deeper root systems that hold on to carbon. [ + ]

The MRFF-funded Artificial Heart Frontiers Program will seek to develop and commercialise three key devices to treat the most common forms of heart failure. [ + ]

Demand for medical plastics is on the rise worldwide, due to their indispensable role in ensuring the safety and hygiene of healthcare settings. [ + ]

Lung adenocarcinoma cancer cells pull macrophages into the tumour microenvironment and alter their lipid metabolism to turn them into cancer fuel-suppliers. [ + ]

Researchers have built a compact robotic system that can autonomously steer a flexible needle around anatomical obstacles within the lungs of live animals. [ + ]

When plants feel threatened by harmful bacteria, they are willing to stop acquiring iron and stop growing. [ + ]

The innovative material fights against the spread of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance, inspired by the substances secreted by mussels to adhere to rocks. [ + ]

Bullied teenagers are at greater risk of the early stages of psychotic episodes and experience lower levels of a key neurotransmitter in a part of the brain involved in regulating emotions. [ + ]

Diagnostics companies globally continue to beaver away in search of a machine capable of diagnosing the highest number of possible conditions within a single technology. [ + ]

A new study adds to the growing body of evidence that measuring levels of certain proteins in the blood of healthy people could accurately predict dementia. [ + ]

Dubbed 'RoboChem', the benchtop device can outperform a human chemist in terms of speed and accuracy while also displaying a high level of ingenuity. [ + ]

Researchers set themselves the challenge of how to write in water without fixing substrates, similar to the way aircraft leave vapour trails behind them when they cross the sky. [ + ]

While it is well established that memory can worsen as people age, it has not been clear what changes occur at the individual brain neuron level to cause this. [ + ]

The landmark two-day conference will focus on the crucial role accreditation and conformity assessment play in trade, construction, health and safety. [ + ]

Scientists grew 'mini placentas' in the lab and used them to shed light on how the placenta develops and interacts with the inner lining of the womb. [ + ]