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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
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
Researchers look to earliest years of life for heart disease clues

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/66-researchers-look-to-earliest-years-of-life-for-heart-disease-clues

7 Apr 2016: Health data collected from babies almost 30 years ago will be the foundation of a new research project that will compare the early life environment with cardiovascular health later in life. The study is being conducted by the University of
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
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
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
From architect to historian

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/109-from-architect-to-historian

22 Jun 2016: Prue Slatyer thought Tasmania was missing an incredible opportunity to capitalise socially and economically from its regional historical assets. So she went back to university to change that. An avid traveller and established architect with a strong
Unlocking insights from one of the world’s greatest archives

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/68-unlocking-insights-from-one-of-the-worlds-greatest-archives

14 Apr 2016: Tasmania is one of the few places on the planet where it is possible to study intergenerational health issues. This is because the settler population was amongst the best documented in the British Empire. Why? They came against their will. The life
Paving the way to optimal mental health and productive workplaces

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/75-paving-the-way-to-optimal-mental-health-and-productive-workplaces

27 Apr 2016: The barriers between our work and home lives are becoming more blurred. Improvements in technology have seen work become more portable, the expectation to do more with less is commonplace, and it’s making us stressed. Today, 15% of depression is
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
Securing the future of our Tasmanian devil

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/41-securing-the-future-of-our-tasmanian-devil

18 Feb 2016: The mission to save our iconic Tasmanian devils is not an easy one, but our team of devils advocates is fighting on, with University of Tasmania Menzies Institute for Medical Research scientists leading the charge. The Devil Facial Tumour Disease
Finding a balanced approach to the complexity of biotech patents

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/65-finding-a-balanced-approach-to-the-complexity-of-biotech-patents

5 Apr 2016: Patents give individuals and entities the exclusive right to make and sell their inventions. If you invested considerable money and effort developing an invention, would it be fair for someone else to simply copy and sell it? The law says it’s
Fish pest research to benefit two countries

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/198-fish-pest-research-to-benefit-two-countries

28 Nov 2016: Malaysian scientist Dr Lokman Norazmi completed his PhD at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies in mid-2016 after four years’ study in Launceston into how to eradicate the tiny Gambusia, an unwelcome guest from North America that could
How 'volatiles' affect wine – and what we can do about it

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/92-how-volatiles-affect-wine-and-what-we-can-do-about-it

20 May 2016: If you thought your taste buds were the most important thing in tasting wine, you’d be wrong. It’s all about your nose. Wine tasters aren’t swishing the wine around in their glass and plunging their noses in it for fun. We actually experience
Who is Jane Reid? The thesis of Lucy Bennett

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/82-who-is-jane-reid-the-thesis-of-lucy-bennett

9 May 2016: "When I started Honours in History, I had no idea what my thesis should be. I just couldn’t get excited about it. Then I read the private and unpublished scrapbook of Jane Williams, an incredible primary source seen by no historian before me. The
From equestrian to historian

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/83-from-equestrian-to-historian

9 May 2016: After school I went to uni and started commerce because I thought that would give me a good job. But I didn’t like it, it was just dry and not for me. I was a horse rider and bought an ex-racehorse that I went to the state championships on in the
Menzies researchers help to take the pressure down

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/44-menzies-researchers-help-to-take-the-pressure-down

24 Feb 2016: Researchers in the Menzies Institute for Medical Research are passionate about keeping people healthy. That’s why the Blood Pressure Research Group was out in force at the annual running event, Hobart Run the Bridge. The group was at the finish
Aboriginal fire management – part of the solution to destructive fires

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/43-aboriginal-fire-management-part-of-the-solution-to-destructive-fires

23 Feb 2016: As destructive bushfires become more common there is increasing political discussion on how we manage them sustainably. Inevitably these debates raise questions of the past ecological effects of Aboriginal fire usage. There are two well-known
From Tassie to the US, with a "great start" from UTAS

https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2016/186-from-tassie-to-the-us-with-a-great-start-from-utas

8 Nov 2016: In Clare Smith’s US hometown, it’s now “fall” and the leaves are turning orange and red. The snow, she says, isn’t far off either. As a girl from Hobart, she’s a long way from home. UTAS graduate Dr Smith is a medical researcher at the