Inspired by natural products, chemists from the University of Konstanz have developed selective agents that combat infectious diseases while leaving beneficial bacteria alone. [ + ]

A combination of off-the-shelf quantum dot nanotechnology and a smartphone camera soon could allow doctors to identify antibiotic-resistant bacteria in just 40 minutes. [ + ]

Full-term newborns are able to discriminate between speech sounds and non-speech sounds the day after they are born. [ + ]

Climate change is outpacing the ability of birds and other species to adapt to their changing environment, according to an international team of scientists. [ + ]

Developer PDG will build laboratories and offices to house CSL's global corporate headquarters in the heart of the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct on Elizabeth St, Parkville. [ + ]

A newly discovered ancient star, containing what is said to be a record-low amount of iron, carries evidence of a class of even older stars. [ + ]

Researchers have uncovered the genes that contribute to five psychiatric disorders, after analysing more than 400,000 individuals, and found that several sets of genes mark all five disorders. [ + ]

Researchers have designed a novel, dynamic, reprogrammable material with a polymer structure that can change from hard to soft and back again — triggered by nothing more than green LED light. [ + ]

A medicine to treat cancer based on the genetic profile of the tumour, rather than tumour type or location, has now been registered on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods. [ + ]

Integrated DNA Technologies has announced two new partnerships as part of its mission to break down the barriers in genomics research. [ + ]

Electronic voltammetric tongues could help detect bladder cancer in its earliest stages with a small urine sample. [ + ]

MGC Pharmaceuticals has announced preclinical research highlighting the positive impact of using specific cannabinoid formulations in the treatment of glioblastoma. [ + ]

Analysing previously published chemical reaction data can predict how hypothetical reactions may proceed, narrowing the range of conditions chemists need to explore. [ + ]

Although best known as a male hormone, testosterone is important for female health and wellbeing, contributing to libido and pleasure as well as helping to maintain normal metabolic function. [ + ]

Researchers have identified what they claim to be the elusive 'fingerprint' of the immune cells that characterise multiple sclerosis, a chronic autoimmune disease that affects around 2.5 million people. [ + ]