Stem cell researchers at UCLA were able to grow functioning cardiac cells using mouse skin cells that had been reprogrammed into cells with the same unlimited properties as embryonic stem cells.

A study measuring bacterial concentrations in cabin air on 12 commercial passenger aircraft has shown that flying may be safer than we think. Elevated levels of bacteria were detected at several intervals during the flight, but they were common residents of human skin, dust and outdoor air.

New research shows that when water is confined to a small space, it behaves like a gel. Then, when shaken, it becomes fluidic and exhibits the same structural and mechanical properties as water in a bottle. The study — the first to use an atomic force microscope to measure the viscosity of confined fluids — revealed that these liquids can respond and modify their viscosity based on environmental changes.

AusPat is a searchable online database containing Australian patent applications lodged and granted since 1979.

Contaminated heparin recently caused a spate of deaths all around the world. Researchers used NMR to identify the contaminant.

A tool with the potential to determine the level of tissue damage in patients with osteo-arthritis, sports injuries and other conditions affecting bone and cartilage is being developed by QUT researchers.

Scientists have discovered a link between blood pressure regulation and nutrition that could also help to shed light on intestinal and kidney function.

Will the IT industry be able to keep up in the race for the $1000 genome?

The Australian Government will provide $7 million for new collaborative science initiatives under the Australia–India Strategic Research Fund.

Online release of Charles Darwin's papers includes first draft of evolutionary theory. [ + ]

The European Food Safety Authority BIOHAZ Panel has launched a public consultation and a call for additional scientific data on the extent of how food serves as a vehicle for antimicrobial resistance.

WA researchers find gene can reverse angiogenesis. [ + ]

International study using 'antigenic cartography' traces the travel patterns of influenza. [ + ]

Science at the Shine Dome will showcase Australia's cutting edge research and scientific achievements in Canberra from May 7–9.

Scientists create comprehensive libraries of avian flu virus antibodies [ + ]