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09 January 2025
Transforming wheat breeding with doubled haploid technology
Advances in crop breeding have revolutionised food production, helping meet the challenges of feeding a growing global population.
09 December 2024
Look out for these five beautiful Australian beetles this summer
Australia boasts some of the world's most stunning beetles. University of Sydney entomologist Tanya Latty and CSIRO beetle expert James Bickerstaff highlight five outstanding examples to keep an eye out for.
04 December 2024
The mystery gene that makes ginger cats orange has been discovered
Orange and tortoiseshell house cats (torties) have long been an enigma for hair colouration in mammals: now, the genetic basis of their distinctive coat colour has been unveiled.
03 December 2024
New map shows where koalas are at most risk
A first-of-its-kind map created by a team of scientists at the University of Sydney shows that the genetic diversity of koala populations is in decline across Australia, putting the iconic marsupial at increased risk of extinction.
28 November 2024
Celebrating 50 years of marine discovery at One Tree Island Research Station
For fifty years One Tree Island Research Station has been a focal point for environmental insight and scientific discovery within the Great Barrier Reef, shedding light on the ecosystems that form this natural wonder.
28 November 2024
'Velcro' DNA origami helps build nanorobotic Meccano
The nanorobots developed by Dr Minh Luu and Dr Shelley Wickham could be used to deploy targeted cancer drugs, make futuristic materials that respond to their environments and find uses in creating energy-efficient signal processing.
27 November 2024
Sydney academics to lead 57 ARC Discovery Projects
University of Sydney researchers have been awarded more than $36 million for 57 new research projects spanning AI, climate change, and industrial innovation in the Australian Government's highly competitive ARC Discovery Projects scheme