News: School of Biological Sciences
Ancient DNA researchers surprised by genetic continuity of Andes civilisations
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The first large-scale study of DNA belonging to ancient humans of the central Andes in South America has uncovered some surprising results.
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Scientists in the news this week: May 8, 2020
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Your round-up of University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates in the news this week.
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New 'Top Talent' appointment to lead plant synthetic biology research
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The University of Adelaide has appointed California-based scientist Jenny Mortimer as the new Associate Professor of Plant Synthetic Biology, part of the Top Talent program to attract the world’s best minds to South Australia.
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Scientists in the news this week: May 1, 2020
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Your round-up of University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates in the news this week.
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Global collaboration to secure Antarctica’s Environmental Future
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University of Adelaide scientists to lead research into biosecurity and invasive species risk to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
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Partnership to revolutionise cancer diagnosis
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University of Adelaide and Griffith University researchers have engineered a unique protein - SubB2M - that can detect cancer by using liquid biopsies, immunoassays, circulating tumor cell assays and PET imaging.
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Biomedical scientists join forces to fight COVID-19
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Associate Professor Michael Beard from the viral pathogenesis lab is part of a team of South Australian scientists joining forces in the fight against COVID-19.
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Scientists discover new species of turtle-headed sea snake
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University of Adelaide researchers have discovered a new species of turtle-headed sea snake in Western Australia.
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Neanderthals and Homo sapiens more similar than previously thought
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A cave on the Atlantic coast near Lisbon has provided researchers with key archaeological information that questions the behavioural gap once thought to separate Neanderthals from contemporaneous Homo sapiens.
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Science graduate helps conservationists find a new community online
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Meet science alumna Jessie Pannazolo, the founder of a new online community called Lonely Conservationists.
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