News: Biological Science
School of Biological Sciences makes breakthrough to control crown gall disease in plants
Associate Professor Iain Searle – School of Biological Sciences – and his team have created the world’s first biological control for the crown gall disease, which has caused a century of plant losses.
How effective is hand sanitiser at killing germs?
Scientist Hannah Agnew and summer research students Kate and Rachel set out to find how effective soap and hand sanitiser is against microbes, such as bacteria and viruses.
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DNA traceability tools to help determine timber 'roots'
Researchers at the University of Adelaide in partnership with InterpreData and DoubleHelix Tracking Technologies, Singapore, have been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Commonwealth Government’s Global Innovation Linkages Program to develop scientific origin verification tools for global timber supply chains.
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More than enough yard to have your lawn and eat too
Adelaide residents would only need to give up a small area of their lawn to grow enough vegetables to become self-sufficient.
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'Ingenious' scientists feature at key research-industry showcase
Scientists will feature at Ingenuity 2020 – a showcase of student projects exploring real-life applications across all disciplines of STEM.
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Study sheds new light on vein formation in plants
Scientists gain new knowledge about how hormones regulate plant growth.
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New 'Top Talent' appointment to lead plant synthetic biology research
The University of Adelaide has appointed California-based scientist Jenny Mortimer as the new Associate Professor of Plant Synthetic Biology, part of the Top Talent program to attract the world’s best minds to South Australia.
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Global collaboration to secure Antarctica’s Environmental Future
University of Adelaide scientists to lead research into biosecurity and invasive species risk to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
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Partnership to revolutionise cancer diagnosis
University of Adelaide and Griffith University researchers have engineered a unique protein - SubB2M - that can detect cancer by using liquid biopsies, immunoassays, circulating tumor cell assays and PET imaging.
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Scientists a step closer to malaria drug development
Scientists have identified a key protein that controls malaria parasite entry into host red blood cells.
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