Six of Australia's most prominent scientists, including a Nobel Prize winner, have been appointed as board members of the National Science and Technology Advisory Council. [ + ]

New laws are required to control access to medical genetic data by law enforcement agencies, according to researchers at the University of Queensland. [ + ]

Australian environmental scientists Dr Tim Doherty and PhD student Nicole Foster have been awarded the Max Day Environmental Science Fellowship Award. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a high-throughput RNA sequencing strategy to study the activity of the gut microbiome. [ + ]

Chemical compounds derived from the cannabis sativa plant, used as an add-on treatment, may help ease symptoms of spasticity in people with motor neuron disease. [ + ]

The process is not just about the X-Y chromosomes, but involves a 'regulator' that increases or decreases the activity of genes which decide if we become male or female. [ + ]

A newly developed technique called live-cell, single-molecule imaging has allowed researchers to see how genetic processes lead to tumourigenesis — the formation of tumours. [ + ]

Researchers have found a new way to completely peel off slimy bacterial biofilms. [ + ]

Epilepsy researchers from around the world examined the DNA of more than 45,000 people and have discovered 11 genes associated with the disorder. [ + ]

Three Australian researchers whose work has had a significant impact on healthcare policy and delivery were honoured in the Sax Institute's 2018 Research Action Awards. [ + ]

Scientists have previously believed that chemotherapy was the only cause of chemobrain — a cognitive-impairment condition that affects up to 60% of breast cancer patients. [ + ]

Dr Ana Hranilovic has discovered that certain strains of naturally occurring yeasts have beneficial effects in wine production. [ + ]

Researchers have discovered a new human disease and the gene responsible for it. [ + ]

Researchers have shed light on how some cancers are able to escape our immune system, in a breakthrough that has significant implications for the field of immunotherapy. [ + ]

The UNSW Health Translation Hub will deliver education, training and research rooms and expanded ambulatory care clinics in fields such as neuroscience. [ + ]