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What my PhD has taught me: Turtles are awesome

Posted on 15 April 202313 August 2024 by admin
What my PhD has taught me: Turtles are awesome

by Holly Nelson (PhD Student) So, you probably think Tasmanian Devils are adorable and Koalas are super cute. Well, let me tell you about turtles and four quick reasons why they’re awesome. 1. Free rent: Imagine having a portable, self-contained home acquired at birth, the Sydney housing market would be Continue Reading

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Latest Publications

  • A Guide for Developing Demo-Genetic Models to Simulate Genetic Rescue
  • Genome-wide diversity and MHC characterisation in a critically endangered freshwater turtle susceptible to disease
  • Range-Wide Assessment of the Tasmanian Devil Gut Microbiome

See all our publications HERE

Media

  • The Conversation: Strong progress – from a low base: here’s what’s in NSW’s biodiversity reforms
  • Australia’s ‘Easter bunny’, the bilby, has had its genome fully sequenced
  • The Guardian: ‘Weird and cool’: bilby genome sequence could help to save the species

See more media coverage HERE

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