UK researchers are warning their fellow scientists to beware of contaminated commercial reagents, which could skew study results. [ + ]

If the Ice Age animated film franchise were to follow the descendants of Manny the mammoth for a few thousand years or so, viewers would see the species suffer a 'mutational meltdown' as a result of its dwindling and increasingly isolated populations. [ + ]

If you thought Photoshop was the cutting edge when it came to editing software, you ain't seen nothing yet. [ + ]

If you're a pregnant woman looking to keep your unborn child safe and healthy, we've got some good news and some bad news for you. [ + ]

UWA's Zadko Telescope has captured the explosion that gave birth to a black hole 12 billion light years away, which took place before the Earth and Sun existed. [ + ]

The protein Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) plays an important role in controlling how a cell responds to damage. [ + ]

Instrumentation supplier Scitech has been appointed the authorised distributor in Australia and New Zealand for both German-based imaging company GreatEyes and US-based spectral sensing company BaySpec. [ + ]

Engineers at the Australian National University have built a microscope that can film moving blood cells and neurons in living animals. [ + ]

A collaboration between CSIRO, Anatomics and British doctors has resulted in the world's first implementation of a 3D-printed titanium and polymer sternum into a patient. [ + ]

Australian and Scottish researchers have found that soils containing lead, manganese or aluminium — even in small amounts — contain bacteria with antibiotic resistance. [ + ]

US scientists have found that Komodo dragon blood plasma contains a host of potentially viable antimicrobial peptides that could help lead to new therapeutics. [ + ]

Japanese and Indian scientists have developed a method for using graphene-based transistors to detect disease-causing genes. [ + ]

Japanese researchers have been investigating the source of energy driving the Earth's magnetic field, hidden deep within its core. [ + ]

Researchers have used a low-power laser beam to switch luminescent nanoparticles on and off, in a breakthrough that will lead to super-resolution microscopy for the detailed study of live cells and organisms. [ + ]

The ARABLAB trade show seeks to connect people from all over the world, showcasing the latest laboratory and instrumentation equipment from leading manufacturers. [ + ]