NIST has released a calibration standard for X-ray diffraction that boasts uncertainties below a femtometre.

Cochlear, Ansell, pSivida, Fisher & Paykel, Sonic Healthcare [ + ]

Monash University Professor Jamie Rossjohn’s work in X-ray crystallography is revealing vital insights into the workings of the immune system. [ + ]

Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals, Cellistis Limited, Acrux, CSL Limited [ + ]

Obesity is more than just a psychological problem. Researchers like Mark Febbraio are serious about understanding more about the biology underlying obesity. [ + ]

Dionex's purchase of ESA Biosciences' HPLC-related products will consolidate the company as a leading player in electrochemistry solutions for liquid chromatography.

Missense mutations in the ATM gene associated with breast cancer risk. [ + ]

The current backlog of patent applications has passed 4.2 million and is growing unsustainably.

Point-of-care blood cell analysis using a lab on a chip is getting closer.

Scientists have developed a comprehensive model of the metabolic network overlaid with an atomic resolution of network proteins of Thermotoga maritim.

Two recent failed clinical trials have dealt a blow to stem cell research. [ + ]

Australian-US pharmaceutical company, ChemGenex, is close to bringing a new targeted drug to market, with implications for chronic myelogenous leukaemia and other blood-borne cancers. [ + ]

If the Tom Hanks movie Cast Away is anything to go by, being marooned on a deserted island is not much fun. [ + ]

UNSW and Macquarie open upgraded labs for CV, cancer and biofuels research. [ + ]

Dr Terry Cutler has been appointed as the Deputy Chairperson of the CSIRO Board.