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Fish & chips shouldn’t come with a catch: How Australia can keep illegal seafood off our plates

uqnroock — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 01:51:22 +0000

When it comes to trade in seafood, լ�е�� researchers say Australia's border is like a net full of holes.

18 February 2025

Biomedicine shows the way to future food crops

uqnroock — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 04:14:45 +0000

լ�е�� researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening a potential pathway for rapid crop improvement.

14 February 2025

AgriSkills Accelerator given green light

uqehalli — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 02:17:16 +0000

A first-of-its-kind program will encourage university students from diverse disciplines to ‘test-drive’ a career in Australia’s agriculture industry.

29 January 2025

New varieties of valuable medicinal plant bred at լ�е��

uqnroock — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 01:44:59 +0000

Years of scouring the bush and breeding work at լ�е�� have resulted in new varieties of a native Australian plant valuable to the global pharmaceutical industry.

20 January 2025

Drug-resistant hookworms put pets and people at risk

uqnroock — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 03:31:36 +0000

Canine hookworms are becoming increasingly resistant to drugs across Australia and New Zealand, according to new research.

7 January 2025

Biorobotics reveal the secret lives of bugs and bees

uqebla11 — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 23:58:15 +0000

Technology that combines infrared lighting, robotics and a retroreflective marker is allowing scientists to follow and film insects as they fly in their natural environme

5 December 2024

Collaboration key to ultimate genotypes in plants and livestock

uqebla11 — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 02:49:40 +0000

լ�е�� researchers are setting the agenda for breeding high yield, heat tolerant and disease-resistant crops and low emission cattle with excellent feed conversion efficiency

20 November 2024

Mitigating heat stress in heifers to prevent stock losses

uqccla12 — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 03:17:55 +0000

A three-year pilot project led by լ�е�� has shown installing shade structures in largely treeless paddocks could increase calf survival rates.

19 November 2024

Fermenting a future for food in Australia

uqnroock — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:30:16 +0000

Forming a National Food Plan and appointing a food minister are among the key recommendations of a white paper into growing a precision fermentation industry in Australia

18 November 2024

Researchers target sorghum breeding to boost grain crops

uqccla12 — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 05:35:24 +0000

A research team led by լ�е�� is on track to solve a major problem for Australian farmers using targeted breeding to improve yields for sorghum crops.

28 October 2024