Previously it was thought that immunity against illness is passed from mothers to infants only during the time they are breastfed, this protection ending when breastfeeding stops. [ + ]

Australian laboratories are subject to major audits every two to four years, with all necessary documentation checked to ensure that laboratories are meeting industry accredited standards. [ + ]

Scientists can use a 3D tumour structure to test several drugs or their combinations at different stages of the tumour's development. [ + ]

US scientists have found a way to differentiate the subset of patients with prostate cancer who require more aggressive management and treatment. [ + ]

The Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) is excited to invite you to Adelaide for its annual national scientific conference (ASM 2019). [ + ]

Scientists have developed a single vaccination approach to simultaneously combat influenza and pneumococcal infections, while enhancing protection against both. [ + ]

Researchers have been working to develop and optimise suitable bioinks for additive manufacturing, in the hope that we will soon be using 3D-printed biologically functional tissue to replace irreparably damaged tissue in the body. [ + ]

Researchers in South Korea and Singapore have developed a chemical probe that enables live imaging of a type of immune cells in the brain, known as microglia, in a live animal brain. [ + ]

Oral vaccines are both safer and less expensive than injections, so researchers are continuously pursuing ways to produce an oral vaccine that is sufficiently effective. [ + ]

A newly named tyrannosauroid dinosaur — Suskityrannus hazelae — stood less than a metre tall at the hip and was about 2.7 metres in length. [ + ]

Most will associate cancer with its fast growing cells that spread uncontrollably — but in fact, it's often the cancer cells that are dormant and inactive that pose the greatest threat. [ + ]

Researchers have shown that suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV reduces the virus load down to undetectable levels, meaning the virus is no longer transmissible. [ + ]

A new colorectal cancer vaccine, developed by US researchers, has shown positive results in a phase I clinical trial to demonstrate that the approach is safe. [ + ]

Astronomers have discovered rapidly swinging jets coming from a black hole almost 8000 light-years from Earth — behaviour that has never before been observed on such short timescales. [ + ]

How critical is quick thawing when working with mammalian cells, such as T cells used for cellular therapies? [ + ]