2018 Australian of the Year Michelle Simmons is among several Australian scientists newly elected as Fellows of the Royal Society of London. [ + ]

For the first time, Australian scientists have shown it is possible to attach self-assembling beta peptides onto different organic molecules. [ + ]

In an effort to create sharper images of rapidly moving processes inside a cell, US scientists have combined two different microscope technologies. [ + ]

Multiple funding boosts for science research, including precision medicine and genomics, were announced in the 2018–19 Federal Budget. [ + ]

The Australian Government has released its new national security science and technology policy agenda, aimed at strengthening Australia's national security. [ + ]

Researchers have bridged a key knowledge gap in the diagnosis of glaucoma, allowing observable damage to the optic nerve to be accurately linked to vision loss. [ + ]

Australian and UK researchers have been investigating the ability of tumour cells to survive and grow in spite of poor blood and nutrient flow. [ + ]

SA Water scientists are using DNA to search for shy platypus, and the presumed-extinct thylacine. [ + ]

UNSW Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Jacobs has signed agreements with France's largest government research organisation and the French Space Agency. [ + ]

How do you stop an immune cell from killing you? If you're the deadly fungus Candida albicans, your best bet is to steal the source of your foe's nutrients. [ + ]

MTPConnect, the MedTech and Pharma Growth Centre, has appointed Dr Dan Grant as new CEO. [ + ]

Scientists have devised a novel tool to map the function of all human genes using human embryonic stem cells. [ + ]

A gene called NF-κB1 is critical for the prevention of stomach cancers — which is surprising given that other proteins in its family are known to drive cancer development. [ + ]

Ocular lasers, or lasers on the eyes, may now be possible with the development of an ultrathin membrane laser using organic semiconductors. [ + ]

Analysing 1000-year-old poo might not sound like the most glamorous job in existence, but it's led to new breakthroughs in our understanding of the ancient world. [ + ]