The Young Tall Poppy Science Awards are on once again, recognising outstanding young Australian researchers who are passionate about communicating their research. [ + ]

UTS researchers say new research holds the potential to see deeper into tissues to detect the biomarkers that are the very origins of disease. [ + ]

A recent bioterrorism exercise held at UNSW Sydney found that preparedness could be the difference between a contained local outbreak and a global pandemic if there was a smallpox attack in the Pacific. [ + ]

Nominations are now open for the Superstars of STEM program, which supports and trains women in STEM to share their passion with the Australian community. [ + ]

WA's Telethon Kids Institute and Boulos & Cooper Pharmaceuticals have signed an agreement to develop what could be the first new class of antibiotics in decades. [ + ]

A total of 320 projects will receive $200 million in funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) following a competitive process. [ + ]

The Australian Patent Office has allowed Merck's patent application for the use of paired CRISPR nickases. [ + ]

Experimental infection of human subjects with hookworms can protect against the onset of autoimmune diseases, according to newly launched biotech Paragen Bio. [ + ]

Entering the unseen world of atoms, users will be able to follow three possible journeys of the neutron inside the OPAL multipurpose reactor. [ + ]

Dr Cathy Foley will start her new role at the end of September, and said her priority will be promoting science, STEM and women in science. [ + ]

Actinogen Medical has announced 75% enrolment in its Phase II clinical trial of Xanamem, its drug candidate for the treatment of mild Alzheimer's disease. [ + ]

NSW BioCheers brings together members of the life sciences, therapeutics, medical technology, food and agriculture biotechnology sectors. [ + ]

Griffith University researchers have designed a new way to grow nose cells in the lab, in a breakthrough that heralds hope for sufferers of spinal cord injuries. [ + ]

Epileptic seizure prediction is now possible in a wider range of patients than previously thought, thanks to the crowdsourcing of more than 10,000 algorithms worldwide. [ + ]

The University of Wollongong's (UOW) three-metre tall, one-tonne FEI ThermoFisher Titan Krios cryo-electron microscope began its working life last week. [ + ]