Harmful algal blooms are an increasing threat to marine ecosystems, fisheries, aquaculture and coastal communities. The recent bloom along South Australia’s coastline has highlighted how much remains unknown about the organisms responsible and the factors driving...
New national initiative to harness genomics for Australia’s ecosystem monitoring and resilience management The Sentinel Species Genomics Initiative is a three-year collaboration between Bioplatforms Australia and Minderoo Foundation to coordinate the development of...
The Australian Functional Fungi Initiative is now seeking partnerships to create foundational biomolecular data resources to fast-track knowledge and innovation of Australian Fungi. NOTE: Due to Bioplatforms Australia’s prior investment in the Plant Pathogen Omics...
REQUEST FOR PARTNERSHIP GUIDELINES Background and AimsInvasive species are one of the most significant and persistent threats to Australia’s environment, economy and biodiversity. They are the leading driver of species decline, impacting 82% of Australia’s threatened...
Scientists have mapped the microbiome of the Great Barrier Reef, uncovering hundreds of thousands of previously unknown viral genomes and more than 500 bacterial species new to science. Published in Nature, the study was led by researchers from the...
Key Points 1. The aim of this Voucher Scheme is to enable projects addressing significant scientific challenges using synthetic biology capabilities at NCRIS SynBio and NCRIS Partner facilities. 2. Applications for a Primary Voucher will include a Lead Provider from...
