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Investigating the cause and prevention of red gut in lambs grazing lucerne
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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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Complex Systems
Honours projects: Projects focused on complex systems which are are typically comprised of a large number of interconnected components which interact collectively, leading to emergent behaviour, such as self-organisation, which is not apparent from the properties of the underlying components.
Testing for irradiated foods
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Honours project: Optimise methodologies to detect irradiated food by optically-stimulated luminescence.
Acoustic attraction of oysters: Restoring oyster reefs
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Honours project: Pearl Jam or Blue Oyster Cult... What sounds help oyster larvae navigate to newly built oyster reefs?
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How do cancer cells become aggressive?
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Honours project: Investigate the function of alternative splice variants in cancer cell plasticity.
How microRNAs regulate breast cancer metastasis
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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
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Honours projects: Extract rare noble gas isotopes from specific mineral phases such as quartz.
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Controlling inflammation during influenza infection
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Honours project: Investigate Tr1 cell mediated control of tissue damage during influenza infection.
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Using the ancient DNA to explore human adaptation & evolutionary medicine
Honours project: Get involved in research into human adaptation and evolutionary medicine.
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CRISPR genome editing approach for vetch improvement
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Honours project: Opportunities to use state-of-the-art next generation breeding technology to improve vetch seed nutrition.
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