News: School of Biological Sciences
11,000 year old genomes uncover population history of the Americas
![Ancient DNA - skeleton Americas](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2018-12/news-skeleton-ancient-dna-americas.jpg?h=1f38fdba&itok=Hi1LTD0x)
11,000 year old genomes uncover remarkable details about the population history of Central and South America.
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The secret lives of fish
![Snapper image](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2018-12/news-snapper.jpg?h=036f3151&itok=7xukuORl)
Biologists need a careful understanding of population characteristics and dynamics to sustainably manage wild fish.
Deep Water, Deep Jungle study tour video highlights
![Study overseas - Deep water deep jungle](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/deep-water-deep-jungle-video_0.jpg?h=fe4a3756&itok=4DJgR0xY)
Watch the video of the 'Deep Water, Deep Jungle' study tour that took students from the School of Biological Sciences to Singapore and Cambodia.
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Climate change wiped out the 'Siberian unicorn'
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Scientists discover fate of the giant, shaggy Ice Age rhinoceros known as the Siberian unicorn
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World's first global vegetation database
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The world's first global vegetation database contains more than 1.1 million complete lists of plant species for all terrestrial ecosystems.
Why we're watching the giant Australian cuttlefish
![Juvenile giant Australian cuttlefish developing under rocks in the waters of South Australia. Fred Bavendam, Author provided](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/2018-11/news-cuttlefish.jpg?h=8869a3dd&itok=rmrP6lLq)
We're spying on hundreds, even thousands of tentacled organisms with their unusual distinctive W-shaped eye pupils, and pulsating colours.
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Plant fossils show the Snowy Mountains were once a lush rainforest
![Lilly Pilly or Syzygium smithii growing in forest at Nymboida National Park](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/2018-11/news-lilly-pilly-fruit.jpg?h=fc5862a8&itok=mLrnpH2N)
Lilly Pilly fossils found in old gold mines of the Snowy Mountains, prove the region was once a lush rainforest without snow.
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When did Aboriginal people first arrive in Australia?
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Many Aboriginal Australians would say with conviction that they have always been here. Their ancestors and traditional learnings tell them of this history, and their precise place within it.
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Love Story Wins Sciences 3-Minute Thesis Final
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Judges fall in love with Joseph Rossi’s biochemistry story about love and betrayal at the Faculty of Sciences 3-Minute Thesis final.
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Designer molecule targets cancer growth protein
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Check out the new molecule designed by University of Adelaide researchers. It shows huge potential for future cancer treatment.
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