The research team's key finding — the changing state of a protein's structural bonds — is likely to have significant implications as to how proteins are targeted by medical researchers. [ + ]

Renowned physicist Dr Cathy Foley AO has been appointed Australia's next Chief Scientist, taking over from Dr Alan Finkel AO after his tenure comes to an end in December. [ + ]

Scientists have discovered what they claim is the first detached reef to be found in more than 120 years — and it's taller than some of the world's most prominent structures. [ + ]

Californian researchers have made a major advance in the use of genetic technologies to control the transmission of malaria parasites in mosquito populations. [ + ]

The Australian Government has secured 50 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines, as a result of new agreements with Novavax and Pfizer/BioNTech. [ + ]

The Dublin-Boston score is claimed to accurately predict how severe infection will be on day seven after measuring the patient's blood for the first four days. [ + ]

A Dublin-based tech start-up has announced the launch of Wirano — a digital platform for the rapid and effective organisation of clinical trials. [ + ]

The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre has selected HPE to deliver its new supercomputer, featuring significantly increased compute power. [ + ]

Researchers have devised a computational biology algorithm that can predict what molecules are needed to keep cells healthy in laboratory cultures. [ + ]

A novel agent that targets a mutated form of the KRAS gene — the most commonly altered oncogene in human cancers — shrank tumours in most patients in a clinical trial. [ + ]

Researchers have traced cancer cells back to their tumour of origin by detecting an overexpression of fibroblast growth factor receptor in both the cancer cells and the tumour. [ + ]

Dexamethasone can boost survival of premature babies when given to pregnant women at risk of preterm birth in low-resource settings. [ + ]

The rollout of new, World Health Organization-approved, antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 in Africa is expected to significantly boost testing capacity. [ + ]

A team that was instrumental in the world-first detection of gravitational waves has won the 2020 Prime Minister's Prize for Science. [ + ]

A metabolite produced following consumption of dietary soy may decrease a key risk factor for dementia — with the help of the right bacteria. [ + ]