News: Waite Research Institute
Research shows potential of gene editing in barley
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Plant scientists show potential to rapidly improve barley grain quality through CRISPR genetic tool.
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Food scientist is advisor on plant-based meat
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Internationally recognised food scientist joins Australian plant-based meat startup v2food as its new chief scientific advisor.
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Uncovering the science of Indigenous fermentation
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Wine scientists discover the complex microbial communities associated with the natural fermentation of sap from the iconic Tasmanian cider gum
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New building block in plant wall construction
![Barley image by Goran Horvat from Pixabay](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-08/barley-agriculture.jpg?h=051a62cf&itok=aw8n3eEb)
University of Adelaide researchers uncover new biochemical mechanism fundamental to plant life.
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Study sheds new light on vein formation in plants
![Philip Brewer](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-10/researcher-photo-brewer-34.jpg?h=0c5b457d&itok=EHFnYVoz)
Scientists gain new knowledge about how hormones regulate plant growth.
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Scientists in the news this week: July 31, 2020
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Here are the stories of University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates in the news this week.
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Scientists in the news this week: July 24, 2020
![Charcoal, ash and red soil left after a bushfire. Image by Rob Fitzpatrick](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-07/burnt-soil_Rob-Fitzpatrick_43.jpg?h=b8aae163&itok=qGAMP-Ub)
Here are the stories of University of Adelaide scientists and science graduates in the news this week.
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Participants wanted for Cabernet Sauvignon wine tasting
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Regular wine consumers wanted for sensory trials to help research into berry heterogeneity.
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New research to help wineries manage smoke taint
![Viticulture and Oenology students in Waite campus winery](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-04/wine-1530.jpg?h=b8aae163&itok=Ure9tc0G)
A new industry-research project will develop new methodologies and strategies for the Australian wine industry to manage taint from grapes exposed to bushfire smoke.
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Kangaroo Island bee B&Bs aim to save native pollinators
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Native bees severely impacted by Kangaroo Island bushfires this year are being built new homes in a collaborative project involving the local community and scientists from the University of Adelaide and SA Museum.
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