US researchers design artificial antigen-presenting cells to boost T cell proliferation. [ + ]

David Bowtell is investigating the role of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in ovarian cancer. [ + ]

The National Science Week grants were announced on Tuesday, with $500,000 in funding provided to one of the most diverse sets of projects in the program's 11-year history.

Melbourne's WEHI partners Abbott and Genentech in new drug discovery program. [ + ]

Notch controls bone formation and strength as well as cell differentiation [ + ]

Science minister Kim Carr announces replacement for dumped RQF. [ + ]

The first patients have begun treatment in Bionomics' Phase 1 trial of its vascular disruption agent. [ + ]

Gene research involving scientists at the University of Queensland’s (UQ) Diamantina Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Medicine has received high acclaim by leading scientific journals Science and Nature.

Early results from a 78-patient safety trial are promising for Prana's Alzheimer's compound. [ + ]

"Contemporary evolution" in action as commercial fisheries take the biggest and boldest. [ + ]

Three-year grant available for senior multiple sclerosis researchers. [ + ]

The evolutionary history of SARS suggests that bats, and not civet cats, were the original source of the virus. [ + ]

When the heat is on, boys will be girls, at least among bearded dragons. [ + ]

Embryonic stem cells containing the HOXB4 protein have successfully rebuilt irradiated mice immune systems. [ + ]

Applications for the Victoria Prize and Fellowships are open. [ + ]