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Threatened Species Initiative announces pilot program
Using genetics to inform conservation of Australia’s threatened species The Threatened Species Initiative (TSI) brings together genome biologists, population biologists, bioinformaticians, population geneticists and zoologists with conservation agencies across...
Bioinformatics Commons
Towards an Australian Bioinformatics Commons: Announcing the Bioinformatics Commons Pathfinder Environmental, agricultural and biomedical research will all be enhanced by the Australian Bioinformatics Commons Pathfinder project. This investment will ensure...
Bioinformatics challenge solution
Biology is increasingly a digital science driving fundamental transformations of enormous value in health, agriculture and environmental management. As more data is generated by increasingly sophisticated instruments, the data intense biosciences are putting a strain...
Microbes in the environment
Revealing the hidden diversity of Australian microbes in the environment A new Australia-wide research framework initiative, the ‘Australian Microbiome’, brings together researchers from more than 40 institutions and government organisations across Australia to...
Devil of a discovery
A new publication from lead author Dr Amanda Patchett of the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research describes the unexpected discovery on the origin of the second transmissible facial Devil facial tumour disease (DFT2)....
Bioplatforms Australia COVID19 Offering
National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy Bioplatforms Australia coordinates the Commonwealth Government NCRIS investment in: Genomics: DNA and RNA Sequencing, virus particles and host response Proteomics: design and production of monoclonal antibodies,...
Genetic library to support conservation
Using genetics to inform conservation of Australia’s threatened species PRESS RELEASE9:00AM AEST20.05.2020 Australia is one of the most biologically unique and diverse countries in the world. Our native species are integral to Indigenous culture and heritage, in...
Synthetic Biology Scoping
National Synthetic Biology scoping study: Adelaide, Perth and Canberra consultations In the May 2018 budget, the Commonwealth Government announced its long-term investment in support of the Australian Government National Research Infrastructure Roadmap....
Protecting our reptiles and amphibians
PRESS RELASE9:00AM AEST22.04.2020 Ecosystems around the world rely on reptiles and amphibians. They play a crucial role as part of the food web—as predator and prey—and, sometimes, a role in pollination and dispensing seeds. Frogs provide a good sign of ecosystem...
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