Ary Hoffmann investigates how species can evolve to deal with climate change and identifies new ways of preventing mosquitoes spreading disease. His group also develops sustainable control options for agricultural pests, and ways of monitoring pollution impact in urban environments. Professor Hoffmann is a member of the Australian Academy of Science and an ARC Australian Laureate Fellow.
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May 07, 2017 09:14 am UTC| Science
A gene drive occurs when a specific gene is spread at an enhanced rate through an animal or plant population. Its something that happens in nature. Across the world, weve already seen examples of natural gene drives...
Climate change will create new ecosystems, so let's help plants move
Aug 23, 2016 06:21 am UTC| Nature
Australias ecosystems are already showing the signs of climate change, from the recent death of mangrove forests in northern Australia, to the decline in birds in eastern Australia, to the inability of mountain ash forests...
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