Dr Ros Gloag & team in the Behaviour, Ecology & Evolution Lab Sydney Science reveal some good news! A low genetic diversity in invasive honey bees slows the rate of their population expansion. Check out their research Nature Communications nature.com/articles/s4146…

Amazing story from the lab down the corridor - Rezwan Siddiquee working with Sandro Ataide and Ruth Hall in Sydney Uni Life&Env at Sydney Science - now they will be thrown into the gladiators' pit I suspect with the other protagonists that prowl this landscape! :-) Great piece of work!

Dive into the depths of #seagrass, the unsung hero of marine ecology with Ziggy Marzinelli, Renske Jongen and Catalina Musrri and the MEM Lab at University of Sydney! 🌊 #MarineScience #Research University of Sydney Sydney Uni Life&Env Sydney Science marine-science.sydney.edu.au/the-marine-eco…

The work on gene editing techniques ‘beyond CRISPR’ being done by Sydney Uni Life&Env researchers Dr Sandro Fernandes Ataide, Professor Ruth Hall and Rezwan Siddiquee is really inspiring. Great to see the research on #SeekRNA getting traction. Read more: tinyurl.com/424vpdp2 Joel Mackay

An important reevaluation of non-cell autonomous signaling by BRI1 and its role in controlling plant growth (including from the epidermis). biorxiv.org/content/biorxi…

Super excited - our latest devil paper! Releasing 33 devils to a site of <20 individuals saw no increase in disease prevalence but observed increases in genome-wide diversity, new functional alleles & stable age distribution. Benefits of translocations! doi.org/10.1111/acv.12…

Why are bakeries profitable, if everyone knows how to make bread? The 'Bakery Model' for open source in agriculture. So, how to be a sustainable business and remain dedicated to open source in ag?

It was great to get Aussie beekeepers and bee researchers together to discuss how research can help the industry adapt to varroa

If you want to know more about dingo management in the ACT and why they are important for alpine ecosystems, read below! Research for my PhD will also be featured on the ACT ABC News tonight, so tune in to ABC iview at 7PM if you want to hear more 🐕 🏔️ abc.net.au/news/2024-05-1…

We are pleased to announce the 15th annual Sydney Phylogenetics Workshop!   This free workshop will be held University of Sydney on 27-28 June.   It will provide an introduction to phylogenetic analysis and is suitable for early career researchers (students and postdocs).

Join an online workshop for the OpenWeedLocator Gen 2.0 on 20th June at 3pm AWST. I'll be covering the OWL, its future, and giving a live walk through of assembly and software installation. Finishing with a demo (on a treadmill). Registration details below.

Congratulations to Professor Budiman, who has been elected a Fellow of The Australia Australian Academy of Science in recognition of his exceptional contribution to #SoilScience. Read more: tinyurl.com/ypkajfrs #LeadershipForGood #Research

Mosquito identification. Metagenomics v dichotomous key 🔬🦟

Get ready to engage your mind & join some serious fun as six @sydney_uni scientists face off in a battle of wits about the survival of species on our planet during NationalScienceWeek. Hosted by @sydney_science A/Prof A/Prof Alice Motion 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Register: bit.ly/3YuxviQ

First field prac of Sydney Uni Life&Env #marine #biology course BIOL3013 testing hypotheses about the role of habitat-formers in supporting #biodiversity Will Figueira Prof Pauline Ross Sydney Science

New paper out! Our new methods paper showing that administering papaverine-verapamil during vascular graft surgery can prevent vascular spasm! Robert D. Hume weisslab ASBTE Charles Perkins Centre CPC EMCR Sydney Uni Life&Env AWTRS liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.108…

🏆 Sensory Conservation Team University of Sydney Sydney Science is awarded the Eureka Prize for Environmental Research. #EurekaPrizes Learn more: youtu.be/l76BDpJ7HU4

Congratulations to Peter Banks from Sydney Science University of Sydney and the Sydney Conversation Team Australian Museum Eureka Prizes #EurekaPrizes for Environmental Research. Such an important topic. I couldn’t be more thrilled.

Congratulations to all @EurekaPrizes winners from last night, especially Peter Banks, Mengyu Li_USyd, Kate Jolliffe & Pablo Fernandez-Peñas from University of Sydney. You can read about how they are leading science for all here: sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/n… #LeadershipForGood

Congrats to our researchers who won 3 of the 2024 #EurekaPrizes for Science! 🌟Dr Mengyu Li - Outstanding Early Career Researcher 🌟Prof Kate Joliffe - Outstanding Mentor of Researchers 🌟Prof Peter Banks Sensory Conservation Team - Environmental Research tinyurl.com/5h748755