Scientists have engineered a virus that selectively targets and kills cancer cells, with a stronger anticancer effect than another engineered virus currently used in clinical practice. [ + ]

Voting is now open for the NSW Women of the Year Awards, which celebrate the outstanding contribution made by women across NSW to industry, communities and society. [ + ]

A drop in the number of young children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes could be associated with the introduction of routine rotavirus vaccination of Australian infants. [ + ]

Nanotechnology researchers have reported a low-cost way of detecting cancer in early stages using a new class of magnetic nanomaterials. [ + ]

New research led by Museums Victoria has overturned previous theories about how the biodiversity of our oceans evolved. [ + ]

Australia's Cartherics and Seoul-based ToolGen have teamed up to bring innovative immunotherapies for cancer a step closer to reality. [ + ]

The eel-like hagfish has survived on Earth for at least 300 million years, thanks to its ability to fend off predators by producing and choking them with slime. [ + ]

Researchers have used mass spectrometry to identify the molecular signatures of the autoantibodies that cause lupus, which could lead to more effective treatments. [ + ]

More than two-thirds of water users are unaware of the threat posed by marine pests, according to a recent survey by Parks Victoria. [ + ]

While the number of golden staph (Staphylococcus aureus) infections in hospitals have declined over the last few years, the number of infections acquired outside hospitals are on the rise. [ + ]

Vampire bats could hold the key to new treatments for a range of serious medical problems, but researchers have hit a snag accessing the specimens needed to advance their work. [ + ]

Australia's first ambassador for Women in STEM, astrophysicist Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith, is joining UNSW as Professor of Practice in Science Communication. [ + ]

Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews has announced the results of the sixth Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) selection round. [ + ]

The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research (HPIMR) has installed an Illumina NovaSeq 6000 DNA sequencer. [ + ]

The University of Queensland and CEPI have signed a partnership to develop a technology that enables targeted and rapid vaccine production against multiple viral pathogens. [ + ]