Collaboration key to ultimate genotypes in plants and livestock
宅男导航 researchers are setting the agenda for breeding high yield, heat tolerant and disease-resistant crops and low emission cattle with excellent feed conversion efficiency as they search for the ultimate genotype.
20 November 2024
Mitigating heat stress in heifers to prevent stock losses
A three-year pilot project led by 宅男导航 has shown installing shade structures in largely treeless paddocks could increase calf survival rates.
19 November 2024
Fermenting a future for food in Australia
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
The tropical root vegetable taro, known as the 鈥榝ood of the gods鈥� in the Pacific, is under threat from rising sea levels but wild Australian plants being cultivated by 宅男导航 may help boost food security in the region.
21 October 2021
A University of Queensland researcher has spent decades compiling a first-of-its-kind database of the butterfly species of the Torres Strait Islands, boosting biosecurity and conservation measures in the region.
16 October 2021
The hot and dry desert environment has led to big genetic differences between male and female jojoba plants, a discovery which could boost jojoba production and shed light on how plants adapt to environmental stress.
15 October 2021
For many people, nothing beats the taste and texture of a big juicy burger, but how do you recreate that eating experience with sustainable plant-based protein?聽
12 October 2021
Researchers at 宅男导航 are optimistic the value and versatility of one of the world鈥檚 top crops will be improved following the discovery of genes which could increase the grain size of sorghum.
28 September 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has sharpened our focus on food 鈥� whether it be due to concerns relating to supply chain integrity, the viability of rural communities, or a rediscovery of home-cooking during lock-down.
13 September 2021
The first comprehensive list of the threats to Australia鈥檚 most endangered plants and animals reveals blunt news about the future for some of the country鈥檚 favourite species.
2 September 2021
Australia鈥檚 first legal, living collection of native magic mushrooms is being studied by scientists in a Brisbane laboratory to find out how they can be used for medical research into psychedelic treatments.
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The mystery of what creates the rare, healthy sugar found in stingless bee honey, has been solved by researchers at 宅男导航, in collaboration with Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services.
25 August 2021
Two first-year University of Queensland students are the inaugural recipients of the Warwick Solar Farm 鈥� Bright Futures Scholarship, an annual investment in the Southern Downs community.
13 August 2021
Using technology familiar to computer gamers, University of Queensland scientists are creating 鈥榙igital twins鈥� of mango and macadamia orchards to help boost food production.
30 July 2021
Indigenous communities can now assess the quality and sweetness of their wild-harvested native bush fruits in the field, rather than sending samples off to food science laboratories.
22 July 2021
By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually across the globe, the equivalent of 1.1 million cars.
20 July 2021
University of Queensland vets are diagnosing the deadly Hendra virus in horses faster than ever, developing a diagnostic point-of-care kit that can detect the pathogen in under an hour, rather than days.
20 July 2021
Researchers are taking to the skies to help see what is happening underground in a new project that aims to improve one of Australia鈥檚 largest grain crops - barley.
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