By Gary Fitt, Director, Biosecurity Flagship When the Department of Agriculture called a halt to imports of pop star Katy […]
Our scientists have revealed that gum trees from the Western Australian goldfields draw up tiny particles of gold via their roots.
By Mala Gamage and Kai Knoerzer In recent years a number of emerging or new food processing technologies have been […]
DNA smoothie anyone? Check out the latest video from Helix@CSIRO, explaining how to extract DNA from a banana.
By Mary-Lou Considine It was the disease Australian plant biologists had been waiting for. In April 2010, myrtle rust – […]
By Elizabeth Yuncken This is the story of a little plant that has connected two great nations – Australia and […]
Happy Fascination of Plants Day! That is, if you’re not too busy celebrating Sea Monkey Day, Museum Day, or preparing […]
What do Robert Menzies, bunny suits (the scientific kind) and African violets have in common? That’s right, they’ve all been inside our Phytotron! It […]
By Owain Edwards and Raphael Didham. We have just returned from a month collecting insects in the National Heritage-listed Kimberley […]
By Mikayla Keen Contrary to popular belief watching grass grow is awesome. For Rasha Kardo it won her the opportunity […]
Petrochemicals are, like, so last century. Biodegradable, bioderived biomaterials are all the rage, and for good reason too.
The secret life of the scribbly gum moth has been revealed, including how and where these moths develop and how they make their scribbles.
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