News: School of Biological Sciences
Australia's deadliest snakes arrived by sea
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New research led by the University of Adelaide has found the first tangible evidence that the ancestors of some of Australia’s most venomous snakes arrived by sea rather than by land.
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Chemobrain: 1 in 3 breast cancer survivors suffer from cognitive impairment
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Are you a breast cancer survivor and do you forget things?
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University of Adelaide science community recognised in Australia Day Honours
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The University of Adelaide congratulates alumni, staff and friends recognised in the 2022 Australia Day Honours list.
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Roadmap for a better, greener, marine aquaculture sector
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It’s one of the world’s fastest growing food industries and, with the introduction of some new strategies investigated by researchers at the University of Adelaide and The Nature Conservancy, marine aquaculture could soon be one of its greenest.
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Citizens recruited to unlock the secret lives of echidnas
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The largest ever number of echidna sightings across Australia will aid in the conservation of this iconic mammal.
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Researchers discover a new approach to breaking bacterial antibiotic resistance and rescue frontline drug treatments
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In a world first, scientists have discovered how to repurpose a molecule called PBT2 – originally developed as a potential treatment for disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases – to break bacterial resistance to commonly used frontline antibiotics.
Is energy the key to Alzheimer’s disease?
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A team of researchers at the University of Adelaide has found a link between the way that cells produce energy for brain function and the mutated genes found in Alzheimer’s disease.
Climate change: Ancient DNA study provides clues to the disappearance of lions and bears
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New research suggests a change in climate is the likely cause of the mysterious disappearance of ancient lions and bears from parts of North America for a thousand years or more prior to the last Ice Age.
$10 million boost for University of Adelaide research
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New Australian Research Council funding paves the way for further discoveries.
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Ocean acidification and warming disrupts fish shoals
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Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that the way fish interact in groups is being upset by ocean acidification and global warming.
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