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Scientists use DNA testing to help reduce the illegal export of endangered medicine tree
The Advanced DNA Identification and Forensics Facility is helping reduce the illegal export of timber, by testing for genetic variation between populations of the endangered African Cherry tree.
Smokescreen: New tool for the wine industry to prevent smoke taint
Scientists and industry have teamed up to lead trials of new smoke taint protection technology, designed to save wine grapes from the crippling impact of bushfires.
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How are 'cute' social media videos encouraging the exotic pet trade?
Researchers are concerned video sharing platforms could be contributing to the normalisation of exotic pets and encouraging the exotic pet trade.
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Why is healthy and productive soil important?
The food we eat, the clothes we wear, the air we breathe, the water we drink – it’s all underpinned by healthy and productive soils.
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What is Xynisteri? The Cypriot grape variety that tolerates a hot Australian climate and also delivers on taste
A Cypriot grape variety that tolerates the hot Australian climate also delivers on taste, say scientists.
Showcase your work at the 2021 Undergraduate Research Conference
Bachelors and Honours students: Improve your employability skills and present your research to a large online audience! You could win tickets to the Australasian Conference of Undergraduate Research (ACUR) and even represent the University as one of the student presenters. Expressions of Interest by 6 June.
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ECMS researcher finds link between disrupted sleep and increased risk of death
Associate Professor Mathias Baumert and team have, for the first time, discovered a "clear link between the frequency and duration of unconscious wakefulness during night-time sleep and an increased risk of dying from diseases of the heart and blood vessels, and death from any cause, particularly in women".
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ECMS researchers finalists in the Australian Space Awards
Congratulations to two of our ECMS researchers, Professor Volker Hessel and Professor Tat-Jun Chin who have been named as finalists in the 2021 Australian Space Awards.
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Uni of Adelaide on the hunt for emerging scientific leaders
The University of Adelaide is searching for two emerging scientific leaders for its prestigious Ramsay Fellowships.
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Pathways clear for decarbonising heavy industry
Green energy: Experts have identified some of the most prospective pathways for heavy industry to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions.
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