28 April 2015 • News Sydney School of Biological Sciences helps create killer bee genetic testing A genetic test that can prevent the entry of ‘killer’ bees into Australia and worldwide spread has been created by researchers at the University of…
16 January 2015 • News University of Sydney scientists study croc evolution Crocodilians, including the Australian saltwater crocodile, mutate at about a quarter of the rate of birds, new research has revealed. The discovery is the result…
23 December 2014 • News Sydney School of Biological Sciences studies rapid bird evolution The most ambitious genetic study ever undertaken on bird evolution has found that almost all modern birds diversified after the dinosaurs became extinct 66 million…
10 December 2014 • News Biological science experts study impact of climate change on animals reliant on external sources of heat Animals that regulate their body temperature through the external environment may be resilient to some climate change but not keep pace with rapid change, leading…