Scientists at the Australian Research Council (ARC) ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis (CoETP) have found that some plants have ten times more communication channels inside their leaves than other plants, which they think is a crucial factor in determining photosynthetic efficiency.
Rob Sharwood's main interest is to improve crop productivity in key crops such as rice, wheat and cotton through discovering new solutions to cope with future climate change.
Emeritus Professor Fyfe Bygrave, founding member of the ANU Department of Biochemistry, wrote a history of the Department of Biochemistry, from 1967 - 2000.
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.