/newsroom/ en /newsroom/news/list/2021/02/23/dont-focus-on-genetic-diversity-to-save-our-species Scientists at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide have challenged the common assumption that genetic diversity of a species is a key indicator of extinction risk.  February 23 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/02/23/dont-focus-on-genetic-diversity-to-save-our-species /newsroom/news/list/2021/01/12/genomes-reveal-new-insights-into-iconic-aussie-animals The genomes of egg-laying monotreme mammals, platypus and echidna, have been published in the prestigious journal Nature. January 12 2021 Robyn Mills /newsroom/news/list/2021/01/12/genomes-reveal-new-insights-into-iconic-aussie-animals /newsroom/news/list/2020/08/06/dinosaur-relatives-genome-linked-to-mammals Scientists from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide and South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Museum have collaborated with Otago ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog, New Zealand and a global team to sequence the genome of the tuatara – a rare reptile whose ancestors once roamed the earth with dinosaurs. August 06 2020 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2020/08/06/dinosaur-relatives-genome-linked-to-mammals /newsroom/news/list/2020/05/08/ancient-dna-paints-genetic-portrait-of-andes-civilisations An international team of researchers including the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide, has completed the first large-scale study of DNA belonging to ancient humans of the central Andes in South America and found early genetic differences between groups of nearby regions, and surprising genetic continuity over thousands of years. May 08 2020 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2020/05/08/ancient-dna-paints-genetic-portrait-of-andes-civilisations