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Plant nematode-interactions: parasitism and defence
Honours project: Discover how parasitic nematodes affect cereal plant roots and exactly which genes help the plants fight back.
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Antioxidant status and equine gastric ulceration syndrome
Honours project: Study the effect of a new supplement on oxidant / antioxidant balance in horses with and without gastric ulcers.
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Maternal supplementation to improve lamb survival
Honours project: Test the level of caffeine supplementation fed to outdoor, semi-intensive grazing ewes during late gestation.
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Acoustic communication in alpacas
Honours project: Investigate how alpacas communicate in the context of its group’s social behaviour.
Improving sheep reproduction via pregnancy scanning
Honours project: Undertake research that aims to increase lambing percentages through better use of pregnancy scanning technology.
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CRISPR genome wide screens & viral replication
Honours project: Use CRISPR/Cas9 genome wide screens to identify viral host dependency factors and novel innate immune genes that control viral replication.
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Exploring the interaction between novel drought signals in plants
Honours project: Investigate the interaction between different plant chemical signals and their role in plant drought tolerance.
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Cat sensitivity to the insecticide permethrin
Honours project: Why are cats so sensitive to the insecticide permethrin?
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Molecular tagging of the dengue virus genome
Honours project: Contribute to the development of effective antivirals that target Dengue virus.
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