A Canadian company has begun marketing two non-browning apple varieties that employ CSIRO's patented gene-silencing technology. But in GM-averse Australia, there are no takers — why? [ + ]

After a tumultuous week for Turing Pharmaceuticals — which saw the company raise the price of an essential medicine by over 4000%, only to lower it again in the face of universal criticism — an Australian intellectual property expert warns that similar incidents could occur as a result of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Japanese researchers have discovered that germanium defects in a diamond crystal lattice act as a reliable source for single photons, providing a promising new route to building components for quantum cryptography and biomarkers. [ + ]

Australia has contributed to an international collaboration that has led to a world-first in surgery — the implantation of a 3D-printed titanium sternum and rib cage into a Spanish cancer patient. [ + ]

An international research team has uncovered the cause of the muscle-wasting disease cachexia in cancer patients. Their study brings hope to the large number of people who suffer from this wasting condition. [ + ]

Context and location aware mobile apps, integrated with allied technologies, are transforming business processes for biotech companies as they offer the promise of greater accuracy of reporting and improved safety and compliance.

This Wednesday saw the launch of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) pilot program by the Australian Academy of Science (AAS) in partnership with the Academy of Technological Science and Engineering (ATSE). [ + ]

It seems that bad karma is the cause of massive oil palm crop failures.

Dr Reddy's Laboratories has signed a commercialisation agreement with Melbourne-based company Hatchtech, the developer of prescription head lice product Xeglyze Lotion. [ + ]

An international group of researchers has found a set of genes associated with 'healthy ageing' in 65-year-olds. The scientists say their study provides the first practical and accurate test for the rate at which individual bodies are ageing. [ + ]

Researchers based at the Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research and Westmead Hospital have been awarded $3.3 million to extend their research into a clinical cure for type 1 diabetes. [ + ]

The winning entries in the 2015 national iAwards have brought a range of benefits to a variety of sectors — with the health sector being no exception. [ + ]

The Australasian Society for Immunology invites you to be a part of its 45th annual scientific meeting, the theme of which is 'New Horizons'. [ + ]

It turns out a diet high in salt isn't just unhealthy for humans, with salty soil being one of the major factors that negatively impacts plant growth. [ + ]

Marcel and Claudia Nold are using single-cell technologies to control inflammation — an important response to infection or injury which, nevertheless, can cause conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease if not carefully controlled. [ + ]