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Australia is famous for its unique animals, but as humans we’ve only scratched the surface of the secret world of our local wildlife. Want to know how new technology is helping us solve old problems? Come grab a drink and a $15 chicken parmy deal at The Boston! This venue is wheelchair accessible and will have an Auslan interpreter present.
Solving a wildlife mystery with DNA forensics
Dr Oliver Berry
(Leader, Environomics Future Science Platform, CSIRO)
DNA technologies are revolutionising how we find solutions to environmental problems. I will show how we used the latest forensic techniques to discover what caused the recent population crash of the endangered woylie.
Electronic diaries and the lives of sharks
Dr Adrian Gleiss
(Research Fellow, Murdoch University)
I will be talking about how new and exciting "smart" animals tags are revolutionising our understanding of animal ecology.
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