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Conservation genetics & biodiversity of Western Australian sea snakes
Honours project: Explore the conservation genetics and biodiversity of Western Australian sea snakes.
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Water quality - disinfecting water with chlorine
![Tap water](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/tap-water.jpg?h=06b0bff9&itok=32-lGxug)
Honours project: How does tap water with added chlorine impact our stomach?
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Future carbon emissions – comparing the responses of land plants with marine plants
![Marine plant responses to carbon emissions](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/kelp.jpg?h=4521fff0&itok=WsP52sHv)
Honours project: Compare responses of land plants with marine plants to future carbon emissions.
JAZ2 is important for Treg function
![JAZF1 mRNA expression in Treg lentivirally-transduced to knockdown FOXP3](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-04/simon-barry-jazf1-treg.png?h=1250859e&itok=V1L9ORQw)
Honours project: Study novel targets for autoimmune therapy via the validation of Foxp3 regulated genes critical for treg function.
Water quality – denitrification & nutrient loads
Honours project: How does tap water with added chlorine impact our stomach?
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Save our Giant Australian Cuttlefish & Little Penguins
![Giant Australian cuttlefish can change the colour and texture of their skin. David Wiltshire, Author provided](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/2018-11/news-cuttlefish-2.jpeg?h=965e8c19&itok=FRjEqKl8)
Honours project: Get involved in key research that aims to save the plight of our marine life.
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Early animal evolution: evidence from the Ediacaran & Cambrian
Honours project: Palaeontology meets biology and evolution. Explore animals from early in time.
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Do plants need to sleep?
![Plant science laboratory work](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/plant-4120.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=_wIDvZ5s)
Honours project: There's evidence in some plants that lack of a dark period can inhibit growth - so do plants need sleep?
Marine & freshwater ecology & fish biology
![Marine biology](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/marine-ecology-2918.jpg?h=fbf4b26c&itok=1YcNA0j2)
Honours project: Contribute to research in freshwater, estuarine and marine waters focusing on fish, cephalopods and environmental issues.
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Stomatal protection mechanisms in Casuarinaceae
Honours project: Investigate how this iconic family manage to evolve to the point where it is one of the last trees standing in arid Australia.
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