Amino acid pathway discovery offers new route to salt-resilient tomatoes
Tomatoes, one of the world’s most important horticultural crops, often struggle to grow in saline soils that limit…
UniSA scientists awarded $2.9m to investigate genetic causes of deadly childhood brain cancer – News and events
22 September 2025
11-year-old Jess Bickley lost her battle with brain cancer in September 2023, five months…
How Chernobyl mutated stray dogs
Nearly four decades after one of the worst nuclear disasters in history, scientists are turning their attention to…
Parents fight to raise awareness of rare disease ‘cluster’
Rachel Cowley Rachel Cowley found out that her daughter Jessica has DRPLA in May this year Rachel Cowley’s…
About 1% of people don’t have sex. New research shows it may be partly genetic
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sex is important. Romantic, typically sexual, partnerships are often among the most central relationships…
‘We now have the biotechnology’
Scientists in Kenya may be on the verge of developing a strain of potato that could help fight…
What To Know About Hemophilia, a Rare Blood Disorder
Hemophilia is a rare medical condition where blood doesn’t clot properly. Various treatment options are available to help…
Study maps chromatin landscape of Penicillium expansum, the apple-rotting pathogen
Blue mold, caused by Penicillium expansum, is one of the most destructive postharvest diseases, leading to economic losses…
Doctors uncover genetic clues as to why obesity affects people differently
Doctors have long warned that carrying excess weight can increase the risk of serious conditions such as type…
Chromosome barcoding brings precision to tropical fruit genetics
Karyotype analysis plays a central role in cytogenetics, helping to reveal evolutionary processes and species relationships. Traditional chromosome…