Rats, pigeons, cockroaches and starlings, they all have in common to be extremely adaptable and resilient when it comes to adjusting to new environments. But how do they do it? Our guest strove to uncover the secrets in their genetic codes. And she got some answers.

Cat and Anastasia chat with Kat Stuart, PhD candidate at UNSW Sydney, about her long and challenging journey to uncover the genetic secrets of starlings and what makes them so successful.

Understanding Invasive Species

Pint of Science brings scientists and non-scientists together and provides a platform for scientists to present their work in a jargon-free and easily accessible way.

Pint of Science Australia is presented to you at 11 different locations around Australia this year. Grab a beer and listen to brilliant minds and how they are planning to change the world with their research.
Your host Cat presents the talk of UNSW PhD candidate Patrice Pottier at the Botany View Hotel in Sydney.

Get a glimpse of how animals deal with climate change.

Learn more about the Pint of Science events in Australia!

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Pint of Science 2022 in Sydney: How do animals deal with climate change?

Australia is among the world leaders of successful organ transplants. However, nearly 2,000 people are on the transplant waiting list at any one time. There are just not enough organs and tissues for everyone who needs them. Wouldn’t it be handy if we could just make organs from scratch? Sounds crazy, but our guest is working on exactly that. Her technique? She prints them! Unfortunately, there is still a long way to go, but science is under way.

Your hosts Dom and Cat chat with our guest Luca Altevogt who is originally from Germany and currently a PhD candidate in chemical engineering at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. And in her PhD, Luca works on printing organs with the help of a 3D printer.

Got a 3D printer? Let's make organs!

What can we learn from looking at poopy parasites? That is poops of wild animals. We ask our Ass Pro: Michelle Power!

Michelle Power is an Associate Professor at Macquarie university, AND she's a comedian. Listen it as Anastasia and Caitlin chat all things poop, feces, and guana in this weeks episode.

Poopy Parasites

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