Researchers have shown how the bacteria Gardnerella vaginalis targets cells and causes infection in women. [ + ]

Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have developed an online database that maps the expression of the body's 20,000 genes in 54 different blood cell types. [ + ]

The federal government's Biomedical Translation Fund has been officially launched by Minister for Health and Aged Care Sussan Ley and Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Greg Hunt. [ + ]

Researchers have found a way to make ultrapure-frequency lasers based on diamond, avoiding the problems responsible for destabilising and broadening a laser's frequency. [ + ]

Greg Hunt has demanded that CSIRO restore its focus on climate science, less than six months after the organisation announced a number of job cuts in the area. [ + ]

Lockheed Martin has announced that it will be investing $13 million over the next three years in an Australian research and development centre. [ + ]

The Australian National University and the CSIRO have officially opened a collaborative centre that will focus on technologies relevant to environment, agriculture and global food supplies. [ + ]

Plant pathology and biosecurity researchers, students, educators and policymakers will discuss the latest developments in plant protection at Science Protecting Plant Health 2017, to be held at the Brisbane Convention Centre, Queensland, in September 2017. [ + ]

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation has announced the appointments of Professor Margaret Sheil and Professor Brigid Heywood to the ANSTO board. [ + ]

NFMRI's second annual conference, 'Supporting Biomedical Innovations: Getting Innovations on the Right Track', will take place in October 2016 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre in Queensland. [ + ]

Separate studies from Actinogen Medical and AIBL suggest that excess cortisol production is linked with the development of Alzheimer's disease. [ + ]

The Cygnus CRS OA-6 spacecraft has returned to Earth after supplying 3.5 tonnes of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS). [ + ]

Macquarie University has signed an MoU with the US National Cancer Institute, which will see the organisations work together on the Cancer Moonshot initiative to help drive further momentum into critical cancer research. [ + ]

Botanix Pharmaceuticals has secured a supply of synthetic cannabidiol, manufactured at commercial scale by its US-based partner, to be used in the development of a treatment for skin diseases. [ + ]

Victorian environmental scientists have collected one of the world's largest datasets on wildfires, transforming our understanding of how fire affects biota and contributing to changes in fire policy. [ + ]