News: School of Biological Sciences
Researchers discover some fish species might actually benefit from climate change
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Research on damselfish living in high CO2 conditions shows that some populations of fish species might actually benefit from climate change.
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Cross species transfer of genes has driven evolution
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Scientists have shown that widespread transfer of genes between species has radically changed the genomes of today’s mammals, and been an important driver of evolution.
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Scientists dive deep to save sinking oyster population
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School of Biological Sciences and Environment Institute researchers are involved in Australia’s largest ever oyster reef restoration project.
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Scientists find new alien-like wasp that eats victims from the inside out
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Just like the terrifying creatures from the Alien movies, scientists have discovered a new species of parasitic wasp that eats victims from the inside out.
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Platypus venom inspires potential new diabetes treatments
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The discovery of a key metabolic hormone found in platypus venom will now be investigated for its potential to treat type 2 diabetes.
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Cell biologist to lead the Faculty of Sciences
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Internationally esteemed cell biologist Professor Keith Jones has been appointed the new Executive Dean of the Faculty of Sciences.
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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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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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Emu DNA uncovers size secrets of our native bird
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Genetics researchers from the Faculty of Sciences have discovered that the size of emus correlated to the size of the islands they inhabited.
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