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They're strange, alien-like creatures from the Flinders Ranges - but how do they eat?
University of Adelaide scientists have discovered the feeding mode of Pentaradial Arkarua, a strange, alien-like creature that once roamed the Flinders Ranges.
Australian Rover Challenge success
Held 27-28 March, the first ever Australian Rover Challenge gave university students' from across the country the opportunity to put their engineering skills to the test.
Sensory drivers of food intake
Honours project: Does a personalised approach based on sensory drivers of food intake improve diet quality?
Battleground of the grapevine: Shiraz Disease under the microscope
Honours project: Help us understand disease progression and cultivar-specific grapevine defence responses to Shiraz Disease.
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Where does the acid in wine come from?
Honours project: Can you help find the missing link in grape berry biochemistry?
What is the effect of yeast diversity on secondary ‘malolactic’ fermentation outcome?
Honours project: Explore the interactions encountered during winemaking by creating artificial diversity systems and investigating the effect of adding or removing yeast species has on malolactic fermentation.
Activity of novel xylanases from a new Australian crop, Plantago ovata (psyllium)
Honours project: Study the biology of psyllium, a plant whose seeds are used as a key ingredient in the gluten-free food industry.
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Stop the spot: Almond bacterial spot disease in Australia
Honours project: Uncover the morphological features, genetic diversity and the host- pathogen relationship among bacteria and stone fruits.
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Genomic consequences of major ecological transitions in evolution
Honours project: Undertake a comparative analysis of whole genome sequences for terrestrial and marine snakes.
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Mating systems in elapid snakes
Honours project: Undertake research into mating systems in elapid snakes using captive husbandry, reproductive anatomy and genetic analyses of parentage.
