News: Honours projects - Food and Nutrition Science
Understanding pollination processes between bees and flowers
Honours project: Investigate the molecular basis of extrorse anther outcrossing mechanism in flowering plants.
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Analysing compostable plastics
Honours project: Are compostable plastics really what they say on the packet? Research opportunities are available to test a new fully compostable type of plastic.
Agave spirits: Using wild yeasts to ferment fructose
Honours project: Fermentation of wild yeasts to create Australia's first agave spirit.
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Aboriginal fermentations: Discovering their chemistry and new yeast species
Honours project: Wine scientists are seeking students to work on multi-disciplinary research projects that aim to discover new yeast species and unravel the chemistry behind Aboriginal fermentations.
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Advanced yeast for challenging bioprocesses
Honours project: Test new and improved yeast strains to advanced winemaking and other biotechnology processes.
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CRISPR genome editing approach for vetch improvement
Honours project: Opportunities to use state-of-the-art next generation breeding technology to improve vetch seed nutrition.
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Testing for irradiated foods
Honours project: Optimise methodologies to detect irradiated food by optically-stimulated luminescence.
Early Origins of Breast and Prostate Cancer
Honours project: Explore maternal nutrition, developmental origins of disease, cancer and epigenetics through molecular genetics
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The role of micronutrients in pregnancy
Honours project: Investigate the effect of micronutrients such as folate on placental function during pregnancy
Epigenetic regulation in placenta development
Honours project: Learn more about epigenetics in placenta development using molecular techniques
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