COVID-19 Immunoglobulin will be developed using donations of plasma made in Australia by people who have recovered from COVID-19. [ + ]

Scientists are developing a process for removing hexavalent chromium from water, with a little help from sponge-like crystals known as metal–organic frameworks. [ + ]

Coronavirus vaccine development has been all the rage lately, with scientists enlisting macaques to help them test vaccines for SARS-Cov-2 as well as MERS. [ + ]

Reversions to asexual reproduction are rare in nature, so this may be the first time that the genetic basis of such a phenomenon has been discovered. [ + ]

Influenza A virus can kill key white blood cells and hide among them like a Trojan Horse to aid its spread in the body. [ + ]

Researchers have used synchrotron light to study what happens to the nerves in diabetes, revealing the 3D structure of nerve fibres in very high resolution. [ + ]

A global collaboration of scientists has more than doubled the known number of regions on the human genome that influence the risk of developing melanoma. [ + ]

Lower levels of caffeine consumption and lower blood urate are inversely associated with Parkinson's disease. [ + ]

The device could be deployed in potential hotspots around cities, alerting authorities if levels of harmful nitrogen dioxide start to spike. [ + ]

Scientists have pieced together how bacteria build their outer, defensive wall — thus heralding a new strategy in the hunt for antibiotics. [ + ]

Researchers have found that lactation can lower the incidence and reduce the risk of maternal postpartum diabetes. [ + ]

The technique presents an opportunity to put a 'stamp' on different consumer products, for anti-counterfeiting purposes. [ + ]

ProteoGenix has announced its Human Immune COVID-19 library for the fast discovery of potent antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 — claimed to be a world first. [ + ]

Exactly how massive galaxies attain their size is poorly understood, but now a combination of observation and modelling has provided a vital clue. [ + ]

Signs of autoimmunity can appear in Parkinson's disease patients years before their official diagnosis, suggesting that Parkinson's is partly an autoimmune disease. [ + ]