Better meals for farmed abalone
A mixed diet including native algae gives Australia’s prized cultured abalone the colours and appearance preferred by lucrative Asian markets, new research from the South Australian Research […]
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VFD can speed artificial liposome production to aid drug functionality
The expansion of clean chemistry applications for the Vortex Fluidic Device – invented by Flinders University’s Professor Colin Raston – continues with the successful rapid and […]
Kangaroo Island bushfire recovery hits the water
Native oysters may one day return to the coastline of Kangaroo Island after the installation of new reef structures along the Kingscote foreshore as part of […]
Playford Trust offers study and career boosts
Seventeen Flinders University students, from first year through to PhD, are the recipients of the latest round of prestigious Playford Trust scholarships – with several funded […]
Students dive deep into cross-cultural learning through New Colombo Plan
A team of Flinders University Marine Biology and Animal Behaviour students helped deliver a marine conservation education program on the Pacific Island of Palau, thanks to […]
Giant kangaroos bounce back from the past
Palaeontologists from Flinders University have described three unusual new species of giant fossil kangaroo from Australia and New Guinea, finding them more diverse in shape, range […]
New approach needed to save Australia’s non-perennial rivers
Non-perennial rivers, which stop flowing at some point each year, dominate surface water movement across Australia, yet monitoring the continued health of these vital waterways demands […]
Best way to breed frogs in captivity
Frogs belong to a group of animals called amphibians – the most endangered group of species on the planet. Two out of every five amphibian species […]
Plucking key evidence from air
Culprits may one day be found using a new technique to potentially pick up and record key airborne forensic DNA evidence from crime scenes wiped clean […]