Cracking the koala's genetic code
IAE researchers help in world first sequencing of the koala genome
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Dragons vs cats – native animals fighting feral predators
5 December 2018: Bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) are battling the impacts of climate change, habitat destruction, native predators, and now we can add ...
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UC scientists help crack genetic code of koalas
Koalas could be less at risk of extinction after a team of scientists, including two from the University of Canberra, successfully completed the full sequencing of the animal’s genome
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Critically endangered fish fighting upstream battle against brumbies
Researchers at the University of Canberra are concerned wild horses in the Kosciuszko National Park could wipe out a critically endangered species of fish
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Biosecurity effectively slows down pathogen arrivals, new research
Stronger biosecurity measures can reduce the spread of invasive plant pathogens despite a rise in global trade and travel, according to a new international study led by University of Canberra researcher
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Intermittent streams send global CO2 levels running high
A University of Canberra researcher participated in a global research project that analysed plant litter in seasonal streams and found the world’s river systems could be releasing much higher levels of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than previously thought
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PhD grad’s gut feeling pays off
Teresa Chavez-Capilla has graduated with a PhD after travelling from Spain to Canberra to examine the metabolism of different arsenic compounds found in food and how they are transformed in the gut and the liver