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  2. Thumbnail for Designer rice breakthrough to benefit billions of people

    Designer rice breakthrough to benefit billions of people

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/279-designer-rice-breakthrough-to-benefit-billions-of-people
    15 May 2017: Designer rice could be the answer to global health problems such as obesity and diabetes, and improve health outcomes for more than half of the world’s population. University of Tasmania School of Biological Sciences Professor Steven Smith is an
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    This scientist is chasing the secrets of ancient crops

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/472-this-scientist-is-chasing-the-secrets-of-ancient-crops
    28 Nov 2017: “We’ve created a kind of ‘kindergarten for plants’,” said Professor Sergey Shabala from the University of Tasmania, describing the current state of global agriculture. “We provide them with everything they need: nutrients, water,
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    Motor Neuron Disease: One step closer, a research journey

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/401-motor-neuron-disease-one-step-closer-a-research-journey
    28 Aug 2017: There are no treatments or cures for Motor Neuron Disease, and most people with the illness die three to five years after diagnosis. For the past 10 years Associate Professor Tracey Dickson’s group at the University of Tasmania's Menzies
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    How does the Venus flytrap work?

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/474-how-does-the-venus-flytrap-work
    28 Nov 2017: "This plant, commonly called Venus' fly-trap, is one of the most wonderful in the world,” Charles Darwin wrote in 1875. What did the species Dionaea muscipula do to receive such lofty praise? Well, it can catch a meal as large as a frog; it can
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    Researchers set to tackle pesky blackberry mite

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/490-researchers-set-to-tackle-pesky-blackberry-mite
    8 Dec 2017: Blackberries are meant to be black, but sometimes nature intervenes to create a multi-coloured problem for blackberry growers. A microscopic pest known as redberry mite is thought to cause this uneven ripening of blackberry fruit, typically creating
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    Lions soon to roar once more

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/406-lions-soon-to-roar-once-more
    4 Sep 2017: The rugby action was fast and furious when the University of Tasmania hosted the first round of the Aon Women’s University Sevens Series in Launceston recently. Held over two days at University of Tasmania Stadium, the University of Queensland
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    Future wildfire warning for Australia

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/236-future-wildfire-warning-for-australia
    7 Feb 2017: University of Tasmania Professor of Environmental Change Biology David Bowman led an international collaboration - including researchers from the University of Idaho and South Dakota State University - to compile a global satellite database of the
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    Science in service of a better cider

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/319-science-in-service-of-a-better-cider
    16 Jun 2017: Who doesn’t love a delicious crisp apple cider? Did you know that academic researchers are investigating how to improve your favourite beverage?That’s right, you can research how to make beautiful wines and ciders. The ancient arts of brewing and
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    Bringing sustainability into the 21st century

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/337-bringing-sustainability-into-the-21st-century
    3 Jul 2017: A team of University of Tasmania students has been awarded for their innovative approach to digitising sustainability data gathering. The 2016 ICT Project “Digitran" team won the 2017 Undergraduate Tertiary Students prize at the recent iAwards.
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    Researchers keen on quinoa's salty secret

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2017/446-researchers-keen-on-quinoas-salty-secret
    30 Oct 2017: A new study into the breeding of salt-tolerant crops has made an important finding, which could prove instrumental in long-term efforts to address global food security. The research, published in the journal Cell Research, found that quinoa, which

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