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Curtin researchers to hide our splashes from sharks
Published on 2 Feb, 2014 at 10:13 in Research | Viewed 709 views times | No Comments
Media Release Curtin University 21. January 2014 ——————- Curtin University researchers will attempt to “mask” the noise of swimmers from sharks after receiving a grant from the State Government’s Shark Hazard Mitigation Strategy. The project, led by Dr Christine Erbe at Curtin’s Centre for Marine Science and Technology, will first look at characterising noises produced
Whaler shark study to help inform management arrangements
Published on 22 Jan, 2014 at 4:51 in Research | Viewed 317 views times | No Comments
Media Release NSW Department of Primary Industries 20. January 2014 ——————– A study investigating ways to reduce unwanted catch and any environmental impacts of the large shark fishery in NSW is continuing with a number of tagged sharks being monitored in ocean waters. The study will be led by NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI)
Elephant shark genome provides new insights into bone formation and adaptive immunity in humans
Published on 13 Jan, 2014 at 13:25 in Research | Viewed 332 views times | No Comments
Press Release Singapore Government Agency For Science Technology And Research (ASTAR) 12. January 2014 —————– ASTAR-led international consortium completely decodes the first shark-family member genome Scientists at ASTAR’s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) led an international team of researchers that sequenced and analysed the genome of the elephant shark. A comparison of the
White sharks can live for 70 years and longer
Adult white sharks, also known as great whites, may live far longer than previously thought, according to a new study that used radiocarbon dating to determine age estimates for white sharks in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.
$967,000 awarded to shark mitigation research in WA
Published on 31 Dec, 2013 at 4:55 in Research | Viewed 1,600 views times | No Comments
Ministerial Media Statement Hon Colin Barnett MEc MLA 31. December 2013 ————————— Research funding part of State Government’s Shark Hazard Mitigation Strategy Western Australian company to develop surfboard shark deterrent Acoustic detection and tracking of sharks Research into disguising beachgoer activity from sharks Discovering the cues that trigger shark attacks A Western Australian company and
New genetic research finds shark, human proteins stunningly similar
Published on 12 Dec, 2013 at 4:35 in Research | Viewed 431 views times | No Comments
Press Release Cornell University 05. December 2013 ———————– By Joe Schwartz ITHACA, N.Y. — Despite widespread fascination with sharks, the world’s oldest ocean predators have long been a genetic mystery. The first deep dive into a great white shark’s genetic code has fished up big surprises behind a design so effective it has barely changed
Living Manta Ray Hybrid found in the Red Sea
Published on 26 Oct, 2013 at 21:28 in Research | Viewed 1,004 views times | No Comments
News Release The Cousteau Society 22. October 2013 ———————- LIVING MANTA RAY HYBRID FOUND IN THE SUDANESE RED SEA – FIRST RECORD IN THE WORLD! The first hybrid Manta ray has been identified off the Red Sea coast of Sudan following a pioneering research trip in late 2012 carried out by scientists from The Cousteau
Securing the future for Australia’s sharks
News Release James Cook University First published September 27, 2013 —————————- Researchers from James Cook University are leading a new project designed to ensure sustainable use and conservation of Australia’s sharks and rays. Funded by the Australian Government’s Fisheries Research and Development Corporation the project will provide a report card on the status of all
Shark antibodies could provide key to targeting breast cancer
Published on 26 Sep, 2013 at 8:49 in Research | Viewed 1,832 views times | No Comments
News Release University of Aberdeen 26. September 2013 Aberdeen scientists are investigating if antibodies found naturally in sharks could be used to target breast cancer. AICR, the Scottish cancer research charity, has awarded biologists from the University of Aberdeen a grant of over £200,000 to analyse if IgNAR – a special antibody found only in
New project may give insights into the evolution of human teeth
Published on 21 Sep, 2013 at 3:23 in Research | Viewed 911 views times | No Comments
Press Release Natural Environment Research Council 20. September 2013 ————————— NERC has agreed to fund a project worth nearly £680k to investigate how teeth evolved in our earliest ancestors. The three-year project could give researchers a new insight into the evolution and development of teeth and their arrangement in the mouth – called dentition. It