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  2. Thumbnail for Designer rice could help beat diabetes, cancer, and obesity

    Designer rice could help beat diabetes, cancer, and obesity

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/172-designer-rice-could-help-beat-diabetes-cancer-and-obesity
    20 Oct 2016: Scientists have discovered a way to increase the production of resistant starch in rice, which could have beneficial health consequences for more than half of the world’s population. University of Tasmania School of Biological Sciences Professor
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    How have human activities been stressing out kelp forests?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/193-how-have-human-activities-been-stressing-out-kelp-forests
    15 Nov 2016: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) scientists have joined researchers from around the world to provide the first global picture of how kelp forests have changed over the last 50 years in response to stresses caused by human
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    Shrinking glaciers offer surprising benefits for one species

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/55-shrinking-glaciers-offer-surprising-benefits-for-one-species
    18 Mar 2016: Shrinking glaciers in the Antarctic is a global concern. But for one species, there are surprising benefits. A study led by Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) researcher Jane Younger has found that Adelie penguins in East Antarctica
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    How does the media impact the way we look at food?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/123-how-does-the-media-impact-the-way-we-look-at-food
    1 Jul 2016: University researcher Dr Michelle Phillipov is looking at the new relationships between the media industry and the food industry, including social media’s focus on food. Dr Phillipov and a host of other experts are investigating this meaty topic
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    Unlocking the eucalypt genome

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/73-unlocking-the-eucalypt-genome
    22 Apr 2016: Ask Professor Brad Potts why he studies eucalypt genetics and he will tell you the answer is simple, “The excitement of discovery”. “If I had lived in another era I would have been an explorer,” said Professor Potts. “There is nothing like
  7. Thumbnail for The “boring billion” is anything but...

    The “boring billion” is anything but...

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/80-the-boring-billion-is-anything-but
    6 May 2016: PhDs should always tackle the big questions- but Indrani Mukherjee is investigating some of the biggest of all. Why are we here? More importantly how did we come into being? The answer is millions of years ago a single celled organism decided to
  8. Thumbnail for A focus on the environment is never wasted

    A focus on the environment is never wasted

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/162-a-focus-on-the-environment-is-never-wasted
    26 Sep 2016: Science graduate (and soon to be Philosophy student) Thomas Crawford is passionate about sustainability. And his efforts have just been recognised by Green Gowns Awards Australasia. Thomas is a finalist in the category of Individual Excellence
  9. Thumbnail for Recognising differences without denying them

    Recognising differences without denying them

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/47-recognising-differences-without-denying-them
    6 Mar 2016: It’s a contemporary issue that almost everyone has a strong opinion on. Dr Louise Richardson-Self, Lecturer in Philosophy and Gender Studies in the University’s School of Humanities, examines the issue of same-sex marriage in her new book
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    Internship has life-changing outcomes

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/194-internship-has-life-changing-outcomes
    21 Nov 2016: Niels van der Winkle has just produced a social return on investment report for not-for-profit organisation Colony47. They’ll present the report to the government in a case for funding that has the potential to change many lives. It's an
  11. Thumbnail for Biotechnology: It’s the little things that change the world

    Biotechnology: It’s the little things that change the world

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/177-biotechnology-its-the-little-things-that-change-the-world
    27 Oct 2016: Kim Lee Chang is trying to improve the quality of life in society through a particular stream of science called biotechnology. Biotechnology is the application of biology. It refers to how we use the biological process of microorganisms for

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