News: Research
Explaining the history of Australia’s vegetation
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Our scientists have uncovered the history of when and why the native vegetation that today dominates much of Australia first expanded across the continent.
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Making vodka from waste potato peelings and pulp
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Discarded potato peelings and pulp created by potato product manufacturers could soon be turned into a Premium South Australian Vodka.
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Science savvy thespians take their research to the stage
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Snake tails and hungry wasps - researchers will share their discoveries through the medium of performing arts at National Science Week’s ‘Perform Your Science’ showcase.
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A new crop of GRDC research scholarship recipients
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Four young researchers from the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine have embarked on studies aimed at supporting grain growers.
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Weeds take over kelp in high carbon dioxide oceans
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Weedy plants will thrive and displace long-lived, ecologically valuable kelp forests under forecast ocean acidification, new research from the University of Adelaide shows.
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New leads on treating dementia and Alzheimer's
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A new study provides an explanation for why clinical trials of drugs targeting proteins in the brain that were thought to cause dementia and Alzheimer’s have failed.
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Uncovering health threats to Mount Lofty koalas
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Researchers uncover the leading causes of koala death and disease in the Mount Lofty Ranges.
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Could moss be on the menu as the next gut-friendly superfood?
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An international team of scientists including the University of Adelaide has discovered a new complex carbohydrate in moss that could possibly be exploited for health or other uses.
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Unveiling the secrets of our Milky Way galaxy
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Over 70 sources of very high energy gamma rays, including 16 previously undiscovered ones, have been catalogued in a survey of the Milky Way.
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Human epilepsy drugs alter signalling process in stressed plants
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Researchers have discovered that drugs used in the treatment of certain brain disorders such as epilepsy, also alter the signalling process in plants under stress.
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