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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 do cancer cells become aggressive?

Honours project: Investigate the function of alternative splice variants in cancer cell plasticity.
Impact of thermal environment and melatonin on animal body temperature and reproduction

Honours project: Research opportunities are available to investigate how body temperature variation in pigs and sheep impact reproduction.
Testing for irradiated foods

Honours project: Optimise methodologies to detect irradiated food by optically-stimulated luminescence.
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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Advanced research in plant hormones

Honours project: Contribute to new research on ways to make plants more resilient.
Optical fibres in space for high bandwidth and black hole detection

Honours project: Explore the creation of high-purity glass aboard the International Space Station to unlock internet bandwidth limits and improve gravitational wave detectors.
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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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Evaluating vaccine response in sheep

Honours project: Evaluate the efficacy of a Mycoplasma vaccine to produce an immune response in sheep.