Patrick Abbott, of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is conducting research into redefining the kilogram - the only unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI) which still relies on a physical object for its definition. [ + ]

Computer scientists at McGill University have developed an online puzzle game, called Phylo, which also contributes to genetic research. The game has been played by 300,000 people over the past three years - now, its creators are making the players available to scientists around the globe. [ + ]

Mesoblast (ASX:MSB), Ziopharm Oncology and Intrexon have teamed up to develop a new class of cell-based cancer treatments, with an initial focus on lung cancer. [ + ]

The outcomes of the NHMRC 2013 grant round have been announced. [ + ]

To better understand the export behaviour of Australian companies and help shape Australia's future trade agenda, the Australian Export Council is conducting Australia's International Business Survey. [ + ]

Allied Healthcare (ASX:AHZ) has raised $10.4m in a rights issue to help fund commercialisation efforts for its CardioCel heart patch. [ + ]

Imugene (ASX:IMU) has agreed to buy Biolife Science, the cancer immunotherapy company that called off a backdoor ASX listing and capital raising earlier this year. [ + ]

Immuron (ASX:IMC) has secured a US patent covering products developed with its colostrum platform technology, as it progresses with talks to bring Travelan to the US. [ + ]

Brisbane will welcome more than 1000 of the brightest brains in biotechnology and innovation next week for the official launch of the AusBiotech 2013 national conference; a premier event on the Australian and Asia-Pacific calendar. [ + ]

One of the basic concepts in quantum mechanics is that it is impossible to observe physical objects without affecting them in a significant way; there can be no measurement without disturbance. In 1927, theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg claimed that this fact could be expressed as an uncertainty relation, describing a reciprocal relation between the accuracy in position and the disturbance in momentum. [ + ]

Life sciences investment event AusBiotech Invest Conference will take place from 28-29 October at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. [ + ]

Trajan has made a number of key appointments to its leadership team. [ + ]

The first Telethon-Perth Children's Hospital Research Fund has provided the impetus for 17 projects. [ + ]

Visualising the structures of complex molecules is now a whole lot easier with a new toolkit. [ + ]

Wealth as a gift for the University of Western Australia. [ + ]