The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Ghana and Zambia have licensed an Ebola vaccine, just 90 days after its prequalification from the World Health Organization. [ + ]

AI has identified features relevant to cancer prognosis that were not previously noted by pathologists, leading to a higher accuracy of prostate cancer recurrence. [ + ]

There is an increased risk of heart attack and death among bereaved people (particularly those grieving a spouse or child) — one that can last up to six months. [ + ]

Researchers from Swinburne University of Technology are on a mission to create materials and products with unprecedented functionalities. [ + ]

Researchers can target a specific defective gene, cut it out and glue in a healthy replacement. In blind mice, this approach rescued approximately 10% of photoreceptors. [ + ]

A team of elite NSW researchers have undertaken genome sequencing of the virus and grown the live virus from real patients as opposed to using synthetic materials. [ + ]

A molecule produced in the body when cocaine is ingested, benzoylecgonine, is essential in distinguishing those who have consumed the drug from those who have handled it. [ + ]

Reagent company Kerafast has announced an agreement with The Good Food Institute, an organisation committed to making cultivated and plant-based meat and seafood a reality. [ + ]

Researchers conducted a proof-of-concept study that successfully assessed the genetic information of extremely rare foetal cells in maternal peripheral blood. [ + ]

A new therapeutic strategy could potentially help the fight against advanced-stage melanoma, effectively reducing the migration and invasive properties of melanoma cells. [ + ]

Abcam has announced the asset purchase of the gene editing platform and oncology product portfolio of Applied StemCell for life science research and diagnostic markets. [ + ]

Meningococcal B vaccinations are highly effective at protecting those immunised but do little to prevent the spread of the deadly disease, according to a large-scale study. [ + ]

CSIRO has developed a new technology that pulls CO₂ out of the atmosphere and puts it into beer and other beverages. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a new technology for removing oil from water sources, creating textiles with surface properties that passively skim off the oil and move it into a floating container. [ + ]

GSK makes its pandemic vaccine adjuvant platform technology available to enhance the development of a 2019-nCoV vaccine, while researchers estimate the true spread of the virus. [ + ]