News: School of Biological Sciences
Fossil discovery rewrites history of modern human arrival in Europe
Human occupation in Europe was almost 10,000 years earlier than previously documented, a discovery that stands to rewrite modern human and Neanderthal histories on the continent.
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Funding support to discover ways to block the migration of T-cells responsible for MS
University of Adelaide Research Fellow, Dr Iain Comerford has secured funding from Multiple Sclerosis Australia to further his research into the factors that influence specific immune cell (T cell) migration into the bloodstream and the brain in people who have MS.
50 regional and remote schools embark on a mission to uncover new insect species
Schools across South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia will document their local insect biodiversity and discover new insects in their area.
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Australia's deadliest snakes arrived by sea
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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.
