August 22, 2022
Wolf! Wolf! I promise you, there really is a wolf this time!! We are well known for making noise every time we find a new…
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July 26, 2022
Written by: Peter Newman Evolution is pretty wild. A random mutation occurs, and if that is beneficial, the mutation becomes dominant over generations and the…
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June 20, 2022
Written by: Peter Newman I, like many other Aussies, had the pleasure of doing a ski season at Whistler in Canada when I was in…
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May 13, 2022
Written by: Peter Newman “If I were given one hour to save the planet, I would spend 59 minutes defining the problem and one minute…
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April 19, 2022
Written by: Peter Newman How do you think a row of soldiers, lined up across the middle of the battlefield, wearing their poncie red coats…
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March 21, 2022
Written by: Peter Newman Every year in Australia, we hold a national meeting where scientists researching weed, insect and disease resistance get together to share…
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February 21, 2022
Written by: Peter Newman What doesn’t kill you… Makes you stronger? Makes you weaker? When it comes to trifluralin resistance, both are true. The AHRI…
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December 16, 2021
Written by: Peter Newman It turns out that wild oats wear raincoats. Anyone who has researched wild oats knows that getting them to germinate…
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November 2, 2021
Written by: Peter Newman I’ll never forget being in a crowded pub at Rottnest Island on a typical summer afternoon and spotting Luc Longley, former…
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September 8, 2021
Written by: Peter Newman The Sakura rugby team were formidable. They would turn up to play every game at the Ryegrass Cricket Ground (RCG –…
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