April 8, 2015
Chicken or the egg?
It is one of the great philosophical discussions – what came first, the chicken or the egg? (Spoiler alert – the egg came first). What…
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March 23, 2015
Nature mimics science
The Wright brothers spent a lot of time observing the curved shape of bird’s wings and how air flowing over this curved shape caused lift….
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July 28, 2014
How fit are you?
Within the AHRI research team we have a range of fitness levels. At one end of the scale we have Dr Roberto Busi, winner of…
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June 19, 2014
Proof of Concept
What has pure research ever done for us? In 1974, physicist John O’Sullivan developed a mathematical tool to detect black holes. He didn’t find the…
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April 30, 2014
Turning up resistance genes
When you drink alcohol, it is broken down by P450 enzymes. This is one of the processes by which your body detoxifies the alcohol so…
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February 26, 2014
Glyphosate resistant wild radish
Where were you when you first heard that Princess Dianna had died? Where were you when Glenn McGrath made 50 runs? And, where were you…
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February 20, 2014
When on a good thing…
My mother has brown eyes and my father and I have green eyes. How does that work? Answer, Mum was a heterozygote. No this is…
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December 19, 2013
Perfect storm
A perfect storm is brewing for what could potentially be another big herbicide resistance problem in Australia. The Group B herbicide sulfosulfuron (Monza®) is about…
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November 14, 2013
Rotation plus
Wearing a seat belt reduces the risk of dying in a car accident. The seat belt is not perfect (people wearing seatbelts can still die…
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October 31, 2013
Double banger – glyphosate and paraquat resistant ryegrass
People who alternate between beer and wine on a night out still end up drunk. Unfortunately, alternating between glyphosate and paraquat could result in resistance…
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