Find our latest research initiatives, collaborations, and events in biodiversity science, including genomics, conservation and ecological studies.

Monday, 14 Nov 2016
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This gecko may have been isolated by this initial aridification of Australia long ago, and then persisted in its rocky refuge for millions of years. It is what we know as a relict species – something left behind after all its relatives have died out.

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Thursday, 10 Nov 2016
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If you have engaged with the CBA in some way over the last 4+ years, let us know what you think.

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Tuesday, 20 Sep 2016
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We've mapped the hotspots of eucalypt diversity and our study shows that by 2085 the hotspots will be in different places. We need to plan now to conserve those future hotspots.

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Tuesday, 20 Sep 2016
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A new CSIRO Future Sciences Platform on environmental genomics, or Environomics, has been announced. With indicative funding of ~$4.5M over 2-3 years the

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Thursday, 15 Sep 2016
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The EBL is now fully operational and ready for ANU and CSIRO staff and students' next sequencing project.

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Friday, 29 Jul 2016
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We are looking to foster advances essential to food security and environmental stewardship in the face of climate change, population growth and land degradation

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Wednesday, 13 Jul 2016
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A new program to help address Australia’s high mammal extinction rates has just been announced.

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Thursday, 30 Jun 2016
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This study is one of the first to provide evidence that interdisciplinary research has lower funding success rates, and this pattern holds across different research fields and across institutions.

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Tuesday, 21 Jun 2016
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Conversation article by David Yeates, Director of the Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO

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