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Public understanding of science in the US
I came across some data from the National Science Foundation in the US. They surveyed ~2000 members of the public in 2012 (but there is also data going back to the 1980s) with some simple questions assessing basic science knowledge. … Continue reading
Kangaroos are upside down, down under!
Interviewed by Mx newspaper… Apparently a celebrity comedian made some “rood” comments about kangaroo genitals … they called me to check the facts! click image for readable format
National Health and Medical Research Council funding
We were thrilled to learn that our application to the NH&MRC for research funding has been successful. Prof Marilyn Renfree , Prof Geoffrey Shaw , A/Prof Andrew Pask, Emeritus Prof Jean Wilson, Doctor Hongshi Yu. Hypospadias and control of urethral … Continue reading
More press coverage for our Ultrasonography paper
Some of the German press have made quite long articles on our ultrasonography study. Here are links to PDFs : Kängurus[_KölnerStadtanzeiger Kängurus_StuttgarterZeitung. Here is a web link to a shortened online version of one. http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.biologie-klettern-in-der-gebaermutter.0ec501e8-9ae9-4282-84d7-278165daaa32.html.
Wallabies do ‘Australian crawl’ in the womb
ABC News picked up our ultrasound paper: http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/03/18/3718274.htm and http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-19/wallabies-do-27australian-crawl27-in-the-womb/4580586
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The climb to the pouch begins in utero
We have visualised the short pregnancy of a small species of the kangaroo and wallaby family of marsupials, the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii), for the first time by high-resolution ultrasound. The study has shed light on a number of developmental … Continue reading
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Research grant success: funding for 2012-2015
We have been fortunate to get funding for our application to the Australian Research council for 2013-2015: DP130102103 Renfree, Prof Marilyn B; Shaw, Prof Geoff; Pask, Dr Andrew J; Suzuki, Dr Shunsuke; Ishino, Prof Fumitoshi. Reprogramming maternal and paternal genomes … Continue reading
Professorship
This year I finally got in an application for promotion to professor. I recently heard that this was successful. Woo Hoo! Time to get new business cards and stationery organised.
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