Tackling mine waste, from the ground up
Thousands of open cut mines lie abandoned worldwide, while more stringent mine site rehabilitation laws in Australia are paving the way for improved long-term restoration efforts. […]
Decoding the harmful algal bloom
Researchers from Flinders University and the South Australian Genomics Centre have launched a whole-genome sequencing of harmful algal bloom species to support urgent research. Whole genome […]
Unlocking the world’s ‘virosphere’
Tens of millions of still-unknown or misunderstood viruses can cause diseases – as well as new pandemics – and affect the health of valuable terrestrial and […]
Deep dive into the microbial life of sharks
Loss of habitat and human activities such as fishing and shipping pose a grave threat to wildlife but diseases driven by the smallest organisms in the […]
Deep dive into seaweed aquaculture
A new research project at Flinders University aims to explore and develop lucrative industrial-scale seaweed production, expected to create hundreds of jobs in regional Australia in […]
Viruses knowledge unlocked by new technologies
New metagenomics technologies – pioneered by bioinformatics researchers at Flinders University and other laboratories – are revolutionising medical understanding about the roles of viruses in human […]
Global chase for microbiome
The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically highlights the powerful role microbes have in and on life on Earth. Now two outstanding international researchers are joining Flinders University to […]