Past events

This page lists RSB past events.

A smiling woman in a red t-shirt and a black hat holding a small rock in a desert setting.
25 Aug 2022 | 1pm

Some of the most spectacular visual effects in the animal kingdom are those that change with movement. For example, brilliant iridescent feathers that shift colour with viewing angle, or reflective, highly glossy beetles that look like little mirrors.

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22 Aug 2022 | 12pm

Structural changes in the BCL-2 family protein BAK and their consequences for apoptosis

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19 Aug 2022 | 3:30pm

In plants, Rubisco is responsible for the assimilation of CO2 during photosynthesis.

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A woman in a red jacket and backpack standing in a mountainous landscape with overcast skies.
18 Aug 2022 | 1pm

The Andean páramo is the most biodiverse high-mountain region on Earth and past glaciation dynamics during the Quaternary are greatly responsible for its plant diversification.

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Three scientists in lab coats, two standing and one seated, smile in a well-stocked laboratory.
15 Aug 2022 | 12:30pm

SARS-CoV2 genomic surveillance in the ACT – A collaboration between ANU and ACT Health

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15 Aug 2022 | 12pm

Targeting fibrosis in pancreatic cancer to improve standard-of-care chemotherapy

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12 Aug 2022 | 12pm

Plant biotechnology predominantly relies on a restricted set of genetic parts with limited capability to customize spatiotemporal and conditional expression patterns.

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A smiling man wearing a plaid shirt poses in front of a yellow background.
4 Aug 2022 | 1pm

Microbial ecosystems are the life support system for the planet, and it is important to understand how microbial species will adapt in response to the selective pressures applied by humans and the changing climate.

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4 Aug 2022 | 1pm

One of the most fundamental assumptions in biology is that the amino acid sequence defines protein structure and that this sequence carries no memory of the specific mRNA codon sequence from which it was translated.

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