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Investigating the cause and prevention of red gut in lambs grazing lucerne
Honours project: Identify factors contributing to the incidence of red gut in lambs grazing lucerne, and develop strategies to prevent red gut from occurring.
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How microRNAs regulate breast cancer metastasis
Honours project: Determine the target genes of microRNAs that function in breast cancer progression and metastasis using cell culture models.
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Noble gases in ancient fluid droplets in minerals
Honours projects: Extract rare noble gas isotopes from specific mineral phases such as quartz.
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Made-in-SA: Advanced materials derived from local growers’ agricultural waste
Honours project: Turn fruit and vegetable waste into functional products
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Analysing compostable plastics
Honours project: Are compostable plastics really what they say on the packet? Research opportunities are available to test a new fully compostable type of plastic.
Agave spirits: Using wild yeasts to ferment fructose
Honours project: Fermentation of wild yeasts to create Australia's first agave spirit.
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Determining the effect of protein quality control to astrocyte stress responses
Honours project: Learn how brain cells are adapting to different stress responses, and what happens to this adaptation if the protein quality control is compromised.
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The Curnamona Cube
Honours projects: Fly across remote Australia in a helicopter, for one of the world's biggest geophysical science projects.
Phylogeography and conservation genetics of Australian birds and mammals, including night parrots, wombats and quolls
Honours project: Use DNA sampled through space and time to understand the evolution and conservation genetics of Australian birds and mammals.
Molecular diet analysis of introduced and native species
Honours project: Molecular diet analysis of introduced and native species using DNA.
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