2023 Publications Performance
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Monash Research Outputs: 44
Mean Field Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI): 1.69
3 Year Rolling Mean FWCI: 1.6
Studying Low Cancer Rates in Sharks
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An international study co-led by the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute with researchers from Germany, Sweden, and the USA, has investigated the reasons behind low cancer rates in sharks. The study, published in Nature Communications, revealed that sharks have the lowest mutation rate among vertebrates, which may explain their low cancer rates but also limits their ability to adapt to environmental changes such as overfishing and habitat loss.
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Adaptation Strategies of the Polar Fish
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An international study led by School of Biological Sciences researchers and published in PLOS Biology found that polar marine fish reproduce later and lay more eggs compared to tropical fish. The study suggests that these traits may help polar fish cope with environmental changes and could impact fish populations globally in the context of climate change.
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Life Without Sunlight
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Researchers from Monash University's Biomedicine Discovery Institute conducted a five-year study, published in Nature Microbiology, revealing that deep ocean microbes survive by chemosynthesis, using hydrogen and carbon monoxide instead of sunlight. This study challenges the traditional view that ocean life primarily relies on photosynthesis and provides new insights into microbial life in the ocean.
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