Research on Badumna invasion in Uruguay featured in la Diaria Ciencia
Research on Badumna invasion in Uruguay featured in Uuguayan newspaper: la Diaria Ciencia
https://ciencia.ladiaria.com.uy/
Recombinant MaSp2
Recombinant MaSp2 Ismat Kabarra recently completed his Honours project with Chris Marquis at the UNSW School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences and myself. The aim of his project was to build a line of recombinant MaSp2 proteins for potential spinning into fibres and other uses. He successfully generated 4 tubes of proteins, one of which…
DetailsPreview of book cover
Here’s a preview of the cover of the soon to be completed (in progress since 2018) Silk book.
Plus Alliance seed funding
We are excited to announce that the SSRL, with Chris Marquis (UNSW Recombinants Facility), Aditya Rawal (UNSW NMR Centre), Jeffrey Yarger (Arizona State University) and Rivka Isaacson (King’s College London), have received a Plus Alliance grant to further our collaborative work on developing recombinant spider silk. Friday to discuss the project. Please listen in?Here is…
DetailsNinemsn article: Spiders adjust to their diets by spinning different webs
“Spiders adjust to their diets by spinning different webs”, NineMSN, March 17, 2015.
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“Researchers at the University of New South Wales have discovered that spiders build different types of webs when they encounter different types of prey.”
Media release: Spiders tailor webs to catch prey for specific nutrients
“Spiders tailor their webs to their taste”, Scimex, March 17, 2015 Read the Scimex article here An international study, that includes Australians, has found that spiders will tailor their web to catch certain prey, depending on the types of nutrients they need. The study found that spiders used smaller and sticker webs to capture prey…
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