News: research
Heart and kidney disease research wins national funding
×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers taking a new look at the science and physiology underlying heart attacks and strokes, the leading cause of death worldwide, and devising a new tool to maximise the benefits of kidney transplantation, are among the recipients of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding announced today.
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Incredible vision in ancient marine creatures drove an evolutionary arms race
Ancient deep sea creatures called radiodonts had incredible vision that likely drove an evolutionary arms race according to new research published today.
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New wheat and barley genomes will help feed the world
An international research collaboration, including scientists from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s Waite Research Institute, has unlocked new genetic variation in wheat and barley – a major boost for the global effort in breeding higher-yielding wheat and barley varieties.
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Shellfish reef project wins Eureka Prize
×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide marine ecologists are among a team of scientists awarded a Eureka Prize for their research towards rebuilding ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s lost shellfish reefs.
×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide is home to world-leading researchers
The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s ability to attract talent to South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog and nurture world-leading researchers has been further confirmed by the latest list of the world’s most influential researchers.
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Shining a light on the issue of wine fraud
×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide wine researchers are developing a fast and simple method of authenticating wine – a potential solution against the estimated billions of dollars’ worth of wine fraud globally, but also offering a possible means of building regional branding.
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PM’s Science Prize 2020 winner: Professor Peter Veitch
×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s Professor Peter Veitch is among four scientists who together have been awarded the country’s most prestigious award in scientific research, the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.
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Forty per cent of renters can’t afford essentials
Almost 40% of ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn tenant households can’t afford essentials such as bills, clothing, transport and food, after paying rent, because their incomes have reduced significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Housing and Urban Research Institute has found.
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Learning lessons from bushfires for koala survival
A ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide-led research project will study the clinical data of koalas injured in last summer’s devastating bushfires to give them the best possible chance of survival and recovery in future bushfires.
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Droughts are threatening global wetlands: new study
×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide scientists have shown how droughts are threatening the health of wetlands globally. Published in the journal , the scientists highlight the many physical and chemical changes occurring during droughts that lead to severe, and sometimes irreversible, drying of wetland soils.
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