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Scientists in the news this week: June 5, 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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Scientists in the news this week: May 29, 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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Disposing bad habits: New research aims to improve household bin behaviour
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Researchers set to learn more about household behaviours around food waste in order to reduce the amount of food sent to landfill.
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Scientists discover proteins in rice vital for pollination
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New research shows two proteins in rice involved in pollen aperture formation are essential in the successful pollination of flowering plants.
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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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Wine leaders win graduate research supervision award
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The team at the Australian Research Council Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production has won the ACGR Award for Excellence in Graduate Research Supervision.
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Participants wanted for wine packaging research study
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Researchers are investigating consumer opinions on wine packaging - and they need your help!
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‘Game changing’ salt tolerant wheat set for field trials
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Field trials will begin at Roseworthy and Red Hill for a new type of salt tolerant bread wheat that has the potential to boost both the yield and profit of Australian and international crops.
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Barley partnership brewing between scientists and engineers
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University of Adelaide agri-food and wine scientists and chemical engineers have paired up with the goal to improve the quality of beer and wine.
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Industry chips in to save spud scraps
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Up to 100,000 tonnes of potatoes could be saved from the bin each year, thanks to a new $1 million research and development partnership with some of Australia's largest potato producers.