Researchers have developed readily available and cheap techniques to identify native and introduced animal species. The only catch is that they are required to work with poo samples. [ + ]

Westwick-Farrow Media (WFM) this week adds a 13th media brand to its portfolio with the acquisition of The Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin (AHHB) from APRS Media. [ + ]

Eye-screening technology developed by CSIRO will allow diabetics to have their eyes tested by a GP, removing unnecessary referrals to a specialist. [ + ]

The CRC Association's Awards for Excellence in Innovation are now open for 2017. [ + ]

Australian researchers are offering a new perspective on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that they hope will lead to the phenomenon being characterised as an ecological disease. [ + ]

Minister for Innovation, Industry and Science Greg Hunt has announced the appointment of Dr Charlie Day as CEO of the Office of Innovation and Science Australia (OISA). [ + ]

Australia will host the Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), said to be the world's largest space conference, in the year 2020. [ + ]

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has presented a cheque for $20 million to the Zero Childhood Cancer national child cancer personalised medicine program, said to be Australia's biggest initiative in childhood cancer research. [ + ]

Angsana Molecular & Diagnostics Laboratory has announced that it will provide tests for allergen sensitisation specific for the Asian population. The tests will be based on Thermo Fisher Scientific's ImmunoCAP technology and performed on Phadia Laboratory Systems. [ + ]

Scientists have found that through the gene GAIA1, hormones are able to control the sex of plants. [ + ]

Australian researchers have found that the year 2015, currently listed as the hottest year on record, could be an average year by 2040 if carbon emissions continue to rise at the same rate. [ + ]

Scientists have created a proteomimetic version of a naturally occurring protein called TPX2, which they claim could lead to a biological drug to treat cancer. [ + ]

A global expert in spinal cord research will be speaking at Griffith University as part of the 'Curing Paralysis' public lecture series. [ + ]

Drug-resistant bacteria from international travellers could be transferred to inanimate surfaces in airports and then picked up by others, who may go on to spread these bacteria in their home countries. [ + ]

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have used MPC polymers to modify the surface of nanoparticles and, in doing so, discovered a new way to image the inside of cells. [ + ]