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- RSB 50th Anniversary
Emeritus Professor Fyfe Bygrave, founding member of the ANU Department of Biochemistry, wrote a history of the Department of Biochemistry, from 1967 - 2000.
- RSB 50th Anniversary
This historic film (1966) was made by the CSIRO Film Unit for Dr Bill Williams as part of his television production, 'The Computer Botanist'.
- RSB 50th Anniversary
On 4 December 2017, we celebrated 50 years of Biology at ANU. We had a great turnout to celebrate 50 years of biology at ANU. Here are some photos from the day.
- RSB 50th Anniversary
Tony Argyle, Technical Services Manager Retired at the ANU Department of Zoology, produced a document outlining the history of the department, until 1990.
- RSB 50th Anniversary
The ANU Research School of Biology celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2017. Since its foundation in 1967, the School has become one of the largest at ANU, comprising 600 staff, including academic and professional staff, graduate students and affiliates.
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A new study involving ANU and international collaborators has found plants release more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere through respiration than expected, and the problem will worsen with climate change.
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The Australian National University (ANU) has won $24 million in Australian Research Council (ARC) funding for 58 research projects across the University.
- RSB 50th Anniversary
Cellulose is the most abundant bio-polymer on Earth, of enormous commercial value in fibre industries. Richard Williamson and his co-workers pioneered studies that led to the first identification of a gene encoding an enzyme that catalyses synthesis of plant cellulose in vivo.
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Deadly snakes are among Australia’s most iconic animals but a new study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has helped explain how they descended from creatures that have emigrated from Asia over the past 30 million years.
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Dr Kai Xun Chan has been honoured for his contributions to science in the ACT Tall Poppy Awards for 2017.