Ultrafast high-resolution imaging in real time could be a reality with a new research discovery led by the University of Melbourne. [ + ]

A spectrum of the benzene dimer was first recorded in 1993, with the aim to find out more about its structure and dynamics. The experiments produced characteristic patterns with four peaks, which no one could decipher for 20 years. Now, using a new theoretical model and the experimental data gathered in Berlin, the spectral patterns have been successfully deciphered and the dynamics that cause them explained. [ + ]

Swedish government agencies will incorporate Bioniche’s (ASX:BNC) E. coli O157 cattle vaccine in its research into limiting human infection by verotoxigenic E. coli. [ + ]

AmpliPhi and synthetic biology company Intrexon will collaborate on bacteriophage treatments for antibiotic-resistant infections. [ + ]

New evidence elucidates the mystery of the genetic basis of Tourette syndrome (TS) that has puzzled medical researchers for over a century. This remarkable discovery linking genes, brain, mind and behaviour provides unparalleled insight into the biological basis of human behaviour. [ + ]

Researchers at Population Genetics Technologies (Cambridge, UK) have developed and validated an innovative technology - Reflex - for efficient targeted sequencing of long DNA regions in large numbers of genomic DNA samples. [ + ]

A research team from the UK’s National Physics Laboratory and the University of Edinburgh have invented a new way to zip and unzip DNA strands using electrochemistry. [ + ]

Research shows that fainting may be genetically determined, providing a better understanding of this common condition [ + ]

Novogen (ASX:NRT) non-executive director Josiah Austin has resigned to avoid having to fly from the US to Australia for monthly board meetings. [ + ]

Starpharma (ASX:SPL) has been granted three new US patents for its dendrimer drug delivery platform and will soon pick up a patent in China. [ + ]

A team of Australian engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has demonstrated a quantum bit based on the nucleus of a single atom in silicon, promising dramatic improvements for data processing in ultrapowerful quantum computers of the future. [ + ]

A new web-based educational tool is engaging rheumatologists. [ + ]

Toshiba Healthcare will this month start distributing Nanosonics’ (ASX:NAN) Trophon EPR ultrasound probe disinfection cabinets. [ + ]

The Draft Report of the Pharmaceutical Patent Review is now open for comment. [ + ]

Researchers are one step closer to capturing the dynamics of molecular movement at the atomic level. [ + ]