News: Honours projects - Molecular and biomedical science: Other
Investigating the role of perineuronal nets as a non-cellular mechanism of emotion and mood
Honours project: Investigate perineuronal nets as a non-cellular mechanism of emotion and mood.
Genes controlling seed development
Honours project: Participate in a plant breeding project on dissecting the MADS-box interactome during barley ovule and seed development.
Rhizopus arrhizus: Fantastic fungi and how to control them
Honours project: Rhizopus arrhizus is a fast-growing fungus that spoils our food - it also has a huge biotechnological potential.
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Transcription factors controlling seed development
Honours project: Participate in a plant breeding project understanding seed development in flowering plants.
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Fruit fly control: CRISPR mutagenesis of the yellow2 gene
Honours project: Help generate a sterile fruit fly strain with a visible marker to facilitate easy tracking of sterile males after release.
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Can the novel IVOS biosensor diagnose mastitis in dairy cows?
Honours project: Validate a novel biosensor as a potential diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of subclinical mastitis in dairy cows.
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Grape berry responses to extreme heat
Honours project: Discover how the biochemistry and physiology of grape berries respond to extremely high temperatures.
Where does the acid in wine come from?
Honours project: Can you help find the missing link in grape berry biochemistry?
Does eating cruciferous vegetables protect us against breast cancer?
Honours project: Explore the anti-breast cancer actions of isothiocyanates from cruciferous vegetables.
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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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