All posts tagged "biosecurity"
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7.2KScienceDiagnose plant diseases quicker and more accurately
Victoria’s ability to protect its $2.3 billion horticulture industry against devastating bacterial plant diseases is now even more robust thanks to Agriculture...
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8.4KResearchResistance to major fungal disease in oilseed crops
In a world first, researchers from The University of Western Australia in collaboration with Punjab Agricultural University in India have found the...
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9.1KScienceEradicating exotic pests with ‘infertility genes’ may be possible
University of Adelaide researchers have shown that it may be possible to eradicate populations of invasive pest animals through the inheritance of...
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9.0KTechnologyKeeping pests at bay the hi-tech way
With pest animals estimated to cost the Australian economy up to $1 billion a year, CSIRO scientists have developed a humane new...
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1.2KWho's WhoCongratulations to Isabel for completing her PhD!
Congratulations to Isabel Arevalo-Vigne for the successful completion and acceptance of her PhD thesis with the University of Western Australia.
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1.8KNews and ViewsSupporting prawn and fish farming
James Cook University researchers are offering a much-needed additional disease testing service to protect Northern Australia’s growing aquaculture industry.
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1.0KNews and ViewsThe tiny discovery with big biosecurity benefits
Plant Biosecurity CRC researchers based at Agriculture Victoria’s AgriBio, Centre for AgriBiosciences, have discovered a new bacterium, a novel candidate species of...
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1.9KResearchLandholders are our frontline
Landholders and volunteers hold the key to controlling invasive species across Australia, but often government arrangements hamper their efforts. That’s the message...
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2.5KFunRegister now for WA’s second Pantry Blitz, during Science Week
The WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has received a National Science Week Grant to support a second Pantry Blitz...
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1.1KWho's WhoScott Johnson toward greener pastures
As a ‘Future Fellow,’ Dr Scott Johnson from the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (HIE) will receive more than $900,000 in funding...
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Clinical trial finds vitamin D does not ward off colds and flu - GetSTEM
A QIMR Berghofer-led randomised controlled trial of vitamin D supplements has found they do not protect most people from developing colds, flus and other acute respiratory infections. The trial, which is the largest of its kind to study the relationship between vitamin D and respiratory infection to...
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Earth to reach temperature tipping point in 20-30 years - GetSTEM
Earth’s ability to absorb carbon emissions through plants could be halved within the next two decades at the current rate of warming, according to a new study from the University of Waikato and Northern Arizona University, USA. Published in Science Advances, the research suggests mitigating agains...
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That ‘instinctive gut feeling’ comes from your brain - GetSTEM
New research from The University of Queensland (UQ) illustrates, to a certain extent, why we can take someone at ‘face value’ and why we develop ‘gut feelings’ about a person within a split-second. Past research has shown that the amygdala — a small almond-shaped structure in the brain —...
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Diamonds are a cell’s best friend - GetSTEM
Scientists have used tiny diamonds, or nanodiamonds, to measure heat transfer inside living cells, potentially leading to new diagnostic tools and therapies for cancer. Associate Professor Taras Plakhotnik, from The University of Queensland’s School of Mathematics and Physics, in collaboration wit...
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Junk food linked to sleep problems in teens - Get Education
Eating too much junk food has been linked with poor sleep quality in teens, a University of Queensland-led study has found. UQ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences researcher Associate Professor Asad Khan said frequent consumption of soft drinks and fast food was strongly associated with sle...
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Monday, January 18th, 2021 at 2:51am
That ‘instinctive gut feeling’ comes from your brain https://t.co/IMHqrWjHNw
That ‘instinctive gut feeling’ comes from your brain https://t.co/IMHqrWjHNw
Monday, January 18th, 2021 at 2:38am
Earth to reach temperature tipping point in 20-30 years https://t.co/LSoK2pvh9f
Earth to reach temperature tipping point in 20-30 years https://t.co/LSoK2pvh9f
Monday, January 18th, 2021 at 2:38am
Clinical trial finds vitamin D does not ward off colds and flu https://t.co/oCJA8RjB3G
Clinical trial finds vitamin D does not ward off colds and flu https://t.co/oCJA8RjB3G