Looking at the countryside now in the middle of summer, it is hard to believe that trees are under threat from an array of diseases and pests. Warm and wet conditions with plenty of sunshine have led to…
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What to do about invasive species, which are having a growing and generally detrimental effect on Europe’s environment and economies, is the subject of discussion in both the European Parliament and UK…
Last October, scientists in California sequenced the DNA for the “type H” botulinum toxin. One gram of this toxin would be sufficient to kill half a billion people, making it the deadliest substance yet…
When the Department of Agriculture called a halt to imports of pop star Katy Perry’s latest album this month, they weren’t making a musical judgement. They were protecting Australia’s biosecurity. Biosecurity…
Recently we reported on the issue of red imported fire ants in Brisbane – a pernicious pest, first detected in Queensland in 2001, that affects agricultural crops, native species and human health. Although…
Australian researchers are developing a new tool to help track and manage the vast numbers of disease-carrying insects blown from Asia into northern Australia every year by cyclones and monsoon winds…
Since first being detected in Brisbane, Queensland, in 2001, red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) have shown themselves to be an extremely damaging invasive pest, affecting agricultural crops, native…
Responding to outbreaks of deadly animal-borne diseases will be quicker and easier with the development of a new collaborative…
FOOD SECURITY - With a global population tipped to exceed 9.2 billion by 2050, the security of the world’s food supplies is more fraught now than ever. But can we do more to protect the food we have? While…
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Australian Research Council Industry Laureate Fellow, University of Adelaide
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Science Director, Biosecurity Flagship, CSIRO
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Associate Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University
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Biosafety Director and Responsible Official, Colorado State University
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Associate Professor of Wildlife Health and Pathology, Charles Sturt University
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PhD candidate in invasion ecology, University of Adelaide
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Associate Vice President of Compliance and Research Administration, University of Nevada, Reno
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Research Fellow, School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Animal Ecology, Western Sydney University
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Deputy Director of Biosecurity Queensland Control Centre
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Associate Professor, Paediatrics, Griffith University
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Director of Research, Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, UMass Lowell
