There were mixed reactions from the science and research sector to yesterday's budget. [ + ]

The Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC), an international organisation including representatives from a range of major sequencing and bioinformatics centres, has created a new guideline for describing genomes and metagenomes.

Starpharma has released positive results from VivaGel clinical trial. [ + ]

Protein science meets computer gaming as researchers Foldit. [ + ]

The genome of a newly emerging superbug, commonly known as Steno, reveals an organism with a remarkable capacity for drug resistance. [ + ]

Trial of Fermiscan's breast cancer test completed. [ + ]

UK-based researchers have revealed the genetic make-up of one of the world’s strangest mammals: the Australian platypus.

A national online flu survey was launched recently, designed to track critical data on influenza infection and alert medical officials to large outbreaks of the virus.

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.