Dew drops that randomly collect on the surface of cicada wings provide a free cleaning service. [ + ]

LC Technology Solutions has teamed up with Scitek Australia as its exclusive distributor in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

Scientists are a step closer to being able to repair damaged human heart tissue thanks to a world-leading research collaboration between the University of Sydney and Harvard University. [ + ]

The inner ear of migratory birds may do more than detect sound and contribute to balance - it may also be a magnetic sensor. [ + ]

GTG’s (ASX:GTG) US enforcement efforts for its non-coding DNA patents have yielded a settlement with another genetic testing company. [ + ]

Macquarie University researchers have been recognised at the 41st Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Conference for developing an analytical technique which allows non-destructive, on-site, inexpensive analyses of ancient Greek silver coins. [ + ]

Every year, millions of birds make heroic migratory journeys across oceans and continents guided by the Earth’s magnetic field. How they detect those magnetic fields has puzzled scientists for decades. [ + ]

The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Veredus Laboratories, a supplier of innovative molecular diagnostic tools, have announced the launch of VereTrop, the first biochip in the molecular diagnostics market that can identify 13 different major tropical diseases from a single blood sample. [ + ]

The first continental-scale reconstruction of temperatures over the past 2000 years by 78 scientists from 24 countries has highlighted the unusual nature of the 20th-century warming. [ + ]

The development of a technique to freeze frog cells may help these sensitive amphibians hop away from the threat of extinction. [ + ]

ResMed (ASX:RMD) has launched the first FDA-approved home VPAP COPD treatment device into the US market. [ + ]

The biggest Australian biotechnology event for the year, the AusBiotech 2013 national conference, will be held from 29 October-1 November in Brisbane. Registrations are now open. [ + ]

Phylogica (ASX:PYC) has received a European patent covering the use of Phylomer peptides from its libraries to treat ischemic conditions including stroke and ARDS. [ + ]

As well as being Anzac Day, 25 April is International DNA Day. [ + ]

The safety board monitoring Patrys’s (ASX:PAB) phase I/IIa trial of PAT-SM6 in multiple myeloma has cleared the company to move up to a higher dose. [ + ]