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Link between champion horses and offspring careers revealed
With Melbourne Cup next month and Black Caviar’s daughter one of the most valuable female yearlings in Australian history if sold next year, timely research reveals the extent to which offspring resemble their parents. The research, unveiled at this week's Sydney Science Forum, has not only focused on horse racing performance, but also for the first time considered a range of traits including career length and susceptibility to diseases.
Raising the Bar takes education out of the lecture theatre
Have you heard the one about the professor who walked into a bar? On Tuesday night, more than 1000 Sydneysiders did, when they turned up to 20 bars to hear from 20 academics as part of the inaugural Raising the Bar Sydney.
Rippa robot takes farms forward to the future
The robotic labour foreseen by the film Back to the Future is becoming a reality with devices such as RIPPA.
Wallaby stars' brains shed light on tackle risks
Researchers from the Heart Research Institute and the Charles Perkins Centre are behind an Australian-first project to understand the impact of rugby union on elite players.