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Scientists discover proteins in rice vital for pollination
Scientists at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide and Shanghai Jiao Tong ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog in China have discovered two proteins in rice involved in pollen aperture formation which are essential in the successful pollination of flowering plants.
Their study, published in the Journal , was undertaken to better understand the molecular control of plant pollen aperture formation in rice, with a view to acquiring new knowledge to improve cereal productivity and ultimately benefit global food security.
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Top Talent in Plant Synthetic Biology
The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has appointed California-based scientist Dr Jenny Mortimer as the new Associate Professor of Plant Synthetic Biology, part of the Top Talent program to attract the world’s best minds to South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog.
Esteemed gravitational wave scientist appointed head of School of Physical Sciences
An internationally esteemed scientist who helped detect gravitational waves produced by the merger of two black holes has been appointed the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s Head of School for Physical Sciences.
Two options for COVID-19 Roadmap to Recovery
Leading researchers from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide have contributed to a major Group of Eight report which presents two clear options to lead ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ARC grant to improve salmonella vaccine efficacy in poultry
The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has been awarded a $390,000 Linkage Grant by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Research Council to improve the effectiveness of Salmonella Typhimurium vaccine in poultry, to lower the risk of food-borne pathogens, and ultimately reduce the number of cases of human salmonella infection.
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Fears children’s immunisation rates will drop
There are fears parents will skip vital vaccinations for their children and that there may be disease outbreaks, because parents are concerned about taking their children to their GP during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Global collaboration to secure Antarctica’s future
The Federal Government has awarded $36 million to the ‘Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future’ (SAEF) research program, under the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Research Council’s Special Research Initiative for Excellence in Antarctic Science.
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Welcome funding to support international students
The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has welcomed today’s announcement by the South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Government of a $13.8 million support package for international students in hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Partnership to revolutionise cancer diagnosis
The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide has partnered with medical technology company Sienna Cancer Diagnostics in an exclusive worldwide licencing agreement to develop a unique cancer probe with the potential to detect a sugar molecule only present in cancer cells.
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Where people burnout most during COVID-19
Research is identifying the regions where working adults are more likely to burnout during the COVID-19 crisis: The key is the distance to the epicentre – but not how you might imagine.
The results have revealed that those who were the closest to the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis were not the most burned out during the pandemic.
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