Laura Cook

Laura Cook

PhD candidate, School of BioSciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

Sciences & Technology

No bones about it, dunnarts crawl before growing a skeleton

New insights into the development of the dunnart – or marsupial mouse – provide a model animal to study other unique Australian fauna and could aid conservation efforts

Sciences & Technology

Herbicide impacts marsupial reproduction and development

New research shows atrazine, a herbicide banned in the EU but widely used in Australia, causes abnormalities in marsupial genitalia

Sciences & Technology

‘Safe’ herbicide in Australian water affects male fertility

Scientists are calling for a herbicide banned in the European Union for the last 15 years to be withdrawn in Australia for its effect on male fertility