Article: Journal article Reference: Gilding, E.K., Jackson, M.A., Nguyen, L.T.T. et al. Hijacking of N-fixing legume albumin-1 genes enables the cyclization and stabilization of defense peptides. Nat Commun 15, 6565 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50742-x Abstract The legume albumin-1 gene family, arising after nodulation, encodes linear a- and b-chain peptides for nutrient storage Continue Reading
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Extant and extinct bilby genomes combined with Indigenous knowledge improve conservation of a unique Australian marsupial
Type: Journal article Reference: Hogg, C.J., Edwards, R.J., Farquharson, K.A. et al. Extant and extinct bilby genomes combined with Indigenous knowledge improve conservation of a unique Australian marsupial. Nat Ecol Evol 8, 1311–1326 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02436-2 Abstract Ninu (greater bilby, Macrotis lagotis) are desert-dwelling, culturally and ecologically important marsupials. In collaboration Continue Reading
The future is here: an easy-to-use toolkit for integrating genetics into conservation management
Type: Journal article Reference: Hogg, C.J., Farquharson, K.A., Brandies, P., Silver, L.W., Ottewell, K., McLennan, E.A., Richmond, S. and Belov, K. (2025), The future is here: an easy-to-use toolkit for integrating genetics into conservation management. Anim Conserv, 28: 93-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12971 Abstract Over the past decade, the development of genetic and Continue Reading
Plethora of New Marsupial Genomes Informs Our Knowledge of Marsupial MHC Class II
Type: Journal article Reference: Luke W Silver, Carolyn J Hogg, Katherine Belov, Plethora of New Marsupial Genomes Informs Our Knowledge of Marsupial MHC Class II, Genome Biology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2024, evae156, https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae156 Abstract The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays a vital role in the vertebrate Continue Reading
The Conversation: Strong progress – from a low base: here’s what’s in NSW’s biodiversity reforms
Professor Carolyn Hogg from the Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney, Jaana Dielenberg from Charles Darwin University and Professor Hugh Possingham from the University of Queensland discuss the NSW Government’s proposed major overhaul of the Biodiversity Conservation Act. Find the full article here: https://theconversation.com/strong-progress-from-a-low-base-heres-whats-in-nsws-biodiversity-reforms-234917
Characterising the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) pouch microbiome in lactating and non-lactating females
Type: Journal article Reference: Ockert, L.E., McLennan, E.A., Fox, S. et al. Characterising the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) pouch microbiome in lactating and non-lactating females. Sci Rep 14, 15188 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-66097-8 Abstract Wildlife harbour a diverse range of microorganisms that affect their health and development. Marsupials are born immunologically naïve Continue Reading
Australia’s ‘Easter bunny’, the bilby, has had its genome fully sequenced
Under pressure from predatory foxes and cats and competing with feral rabbits, the Greater bilby has lost more than 80 percent of its habitat. Conservation work led by Professor Carolyn Hogg is designed to help save the bilby from extinction. Read the full article here: https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/07/01/australia-greater-bilby-genome-sequenced-marsupial-conservation.html
The Guardian: ‘Weird and cool’: bilby genome sequence could help to save the species
Bilbies have the biggest genome of any marsupial, which could be down to how it evolved its incredible sense of smell. Find the full article here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/01/bilby-genome-sequencing-endangered-species
How to catch a koala
by Dr. Luke Silver Until recently, the majority of research in the Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group occurred on the Tasmanian devil and trapping these marsupial carnivores is quite a straightforward process. Setting a trap overnight baited with a tasty piece of fresh meat to lure the devils inside. Recently, I Continue Reading
Genomic insights into the critically endangered King Island scrubtit
Type: Journal Article Reference: Crates, R., von Takach, B., Young, C.M., Stojanovic, D., Neaves, L., Murphy, L., Gautschi, D., Hogg, C.J., Heinsohn, R., Bell, P. and Farquharson, K.A., 2024. Genomic insights into the critically endangered King Island scrubtit. Journal of Heredity, p.esae029. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esae029 Abstract Small, fragmented or isolated populations are Continue Reading