Professor Emma Whitelaw received the prestigious Jubilee Medal from the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for work in epigenetics. [ + ]

Living Cell Technologies (ASX:LCT) has received an Australian patent for its encapsulation technology, while HealthLinx (ASX:HTX) had its OvPlex diagnostic technology patented in the UK. [ + ]

Professor Grau at the University of Sydney has been recognised with an award for developing a new method of studying cerebral malaria that avoids animal testing.

The Australian biotechnology industry is in the midst of uncertain times, not only due to the gene patenting debate in Australia but also in the wake of events unfolding in the USA. [ + ]

Sirtex Medical (ASX:SRX) posts $3.6 million profit on the back of increased sales in the face of currency bump. [ + ]

The Australian and Mongolian academies of science have signed a memorandum of understanding, in order to increase collaboration.

Mathematicians are creating a periodic table that will provide a directory of all the possible shapes in the universe across three, four and five dimensions.

An investigation will begin into the international efforts to eliminate or restrict the use of POPs, when CSIRO starts a new atmospheric monitoring program.

Professor Lindoy at the University of Sydney has created a new type of molecular structure, based on aesthetics.

Andrew Lawrence’s team has made a crucial discovery about the molecular mechanism of relapsing addiction, which might help fight the scourge of drug addiction. [ + ]

Animal models can reveal how addicts respond to environmental cues, triggering relapse. [ + ]

Florey Neuroscience Institutes’ Professor Andrew Lawrence is hot on the trail of treatments for addiction. [ + ]

QRxPharma (ASX:QRX) will meet with the FDA for a pre-NDA meeting following positive results from pivotal phase III trial of MoxDuo. [ + ]

The Chief Scientist for Australia, Professor Penny Sackett, has resigned.

Australia's Chief Scientist, Professor Penny Sackett, has stunned the scientific community with her sudden resignation today. [ + ]