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

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    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

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    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

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    Scientists are calling for a herbicide banned in the European Union for the last 15 years to be withdrawn in Australia for its effect on male fertility

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