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Reconstructing past marine life using ancient DNA
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Honours project: Reconstruct past marine life using ancient DNA from deep ocean sediments.
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Management practices to enable early wet season forage production in lowland rice production systems of The Lao PDR
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Honours project: Explore management options to improve early wet season crop production in Lao PDR, southeast Asia
Improving drought and salt tolerance of wheat
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Honours project: Examine wheat water use efficiency under saline conditions.
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Exploring the function of MADS-box genes in barley inflorescence development
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Honours project: Learn about functional gene research combined with molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, and developmental biology
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Use of drones to assess the performance of wheat in sodic soils
Honours project: Investigate wheat growth and yield in high-sodium soils using drone-mounted imaging techniques
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Retinal energy metabolism and links to eye disease
Honours project: Investigate retinal metabolism associated with eye disease.
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A sweet treat? Salmonella in raw egg based desserts
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Honours project: Combine your interest in food science, animal science and biomedical science by investigating the the behaviour of Salmonella in mousse, tiramisu, and custard.
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Brood guarding in a gregarious parasitoid wasp
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Honours project: Examine how a variety of factors influences the brood guarding behaviour of a parasitoid wasp species
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Effect of micronutrients on the growth of wheat in sodic soils
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Honours project: Examine how micronutrient interactions alter the growth and ion concentrations of wheat in sodic soils
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How can teachers teach science better?
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Honours projects: Australia is slipping behind the rest of the world in science and mathematical achievement; how could we improve STEM education?