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New Asgard archaea discoverd in the news...New Scientist
New Asgard archaea discoverd in the news...New Scientist

Latest from the Burnslab featured in New Scientist….welcome to a new Asgard kid on the block

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Marie winning best poster prize at Faculty 1MT com
Marie winning best poster prize at Faculty 1MT com

Marie Miller (SpeedX and Burnslab fame) winning best poster showcasing her latest findings

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ARC grant success for the dream team
ARC grant success for the dream team

Brendan, Debnath, and Iain with a major grant to study our ancient ancestors, the Asgard archaea.

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Pushing the sustainability envelope
Pushing the sustainability envelope

Brendan Burns presenting to the Garvan Institute on Sustainability in the lab (Jan 2022)

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Silver in Sustainability
Silver in Sustainability

The Burnslab is Recognised with a LEAF Medal for Lab Sustainability

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A Trendy Review
A Trendy Review

Steph and Fraser Review the Chimeric Origin of Eukaryotes

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And the winner is...
And the winner is...

Fraser recognised with the UNSW Postgraduate Council’s Outstanding Student Award

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Mining the Mats
Mining the Mats

Julia and Leia present their honours work

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Jamming on Asgard
Jamming on Asgard

Fraser wins a poster prize for his work on Asgard archaea at JAMS10

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Rocking the Cradle of Life...
Rocking the Cradle of Life...

See Brendan Burns present at National Science Week

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May Odin give you knowledge….and may Loki give you laughter as you go
May Odin give you knowledge….and may Loki give you laughter as you go

Steph completes her honours degree!

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Asgardians of the Galaxy
Asgardians of the Galaxy

Fraser presents at the one minute thesis competition

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New kid on the block...
New kid on the block...

Burnslab PhD student Laurene LeClerc and supervisors Brendan Burns and Nathan Lo at the Tick-borne Disease Research Launch.

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Scarlett in Space
Scarlett in Space

Scarlett Recognised in the Australian Space Awards as 2021 Graduate of the Year Finalist

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New Group Pics
New Group Pics

Meet the latest Burns Lab crew…

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Phosphorus as a Potential Biosignature
Phosphorus as a Potential Biosignature

Latest Review highlights the use of phosphorus in the search for life in the beyond

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Mars, Mats and Viruses
Mars, Mats and Viruses

Hear Brendan speak about all things stromatolite, virus and Mars related on the Lost in Science podcast

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Welcome to Leia and Julia
Welcome to Leia and Julia

The Burns Lab welcomes two new honours students

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Trending in Microbiology
Trending in Microbiology

Burns Lab research on the role of viruses in Stromatolite formation to feature on the cover of Trends in Microbiology

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Steph... You're Our Only Hope
Steph... You're Our Only Hope

Steph giving her research plan for Honours…Odin, Odin, Odin

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Art Meets Science
Art Meets Science

New exhibit ‘Worlding with Oysters’ celebrating Indigenous art and science, opened by Brendan Burns.

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Farewell the Handyman
Farewell the Handyman

Alan has left the building, The Burns lab loses an awesome student, pos-doc, and gains an international colleague

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Microbes Breathing Arsenic
Microbes Breathing Arsenic

Arsenic Based Photosynthesis and Respiration in Modern Microbial Mats

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Microbial Dark Matter Matters in Microbial Mats
Microbial Dark Matter Matters in Microbial Mats

The Latest Burns Lab Publication (and video!)

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Welcome (back) Steph for her Honours
Welcome (back) Steph for her Honours
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Men are from Mars…phosphines on Venus
Men are from Mars…phosphines on Venus

Traces of phosphine on Venus may indicate biological activity

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Matt Damon, Dark Matter and the Galaxy
Matt Damon, Dark Matter and the Galaxy

The Burns Lab at AAM2020!

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Microbes Need their Space
Microbes Need their Space

Brendan Burns comments on the possibility of microbes jumping between planets

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Candle has been lit
Candle has been lit

Brendan Burns commenting in the media on the successful launch of Mars 2020 Perseverance

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Burnslab live on air
Burnslab live on air

Brendan Burns, waxing lyrical on all things science in a pandemic, stromatolites, and Asgard archaea, in a podcast as part of National Science Week.

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