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Professor Kruuk will receive $3.3 million in funding from the ARC to pursue research into the effects of changing environments on wild animal populations.
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The unique genetic make-up of a group of Australian frogs could be the key to their survival, allowing them to better withstand our harsh climate.
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In fiction and popular culture, parasitic characters appear as a metaphor for the threat and spread of disease.
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Why judging a book by its cover has led to a tangled family tree for the longhorn beetle.
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Researchers have a new understanding of the genetic makeup of a fungus that causes the disease Wheat Stripe Rust, one of the most destructive wheat diseases globally costing $1 billion annually.
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A bird study led by The Australian National University (ANU) provides new understanding of the ways birds and mammals respond to a rapidly warming world.
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New Holland honeyeaters are experts at sounding the alarm when there’s danger, using a two-stage alarm call. They ‘front-load’ information about urgency into the first note of their alarm call, so other honeyeaters can respond quickly.
The clever honeyeaters follow this up with more notes to reinforce the message and signal how long to remain hidden.
- Academic profile
I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to do a malaria physiology project with Kiaran Kirk and Kevin Saliba, and I have been doing research ever since.
- Academic profile
My group focuses on understanding the function of integral membrane transporters and receptors from a structural perspective.
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Lauren Harrison, a PhD student in RSB, writes about what it’s like to be a woman in science and the importance of mentoring.