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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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November 5, 2025
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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June 18, 2025
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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March 20, 2023
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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January 20, 2022
Silver in Sustainability
Silver in Sustainability

The Burnslab is Recognised with a LEAF Medal for Lab Sustainability

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January 7, 2022
A Trendy Review
A Trendy Review

Steph and Fraser Review the Chimeric Origin of Eukaryotes

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December 1, 2021
And the winner is...
And the winner is...

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

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November 4, 2021
Mining the Mats
Mining the Mats

Julia and Leia present their honours work

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November 4, 2021
Jamming on Asgard
Jamming on Asgard

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

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August 31, 2021
Rocking the Cradle of Life...
Rocking the Cradle of Life...

See Brendan Burns present at National Science Week

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August 31, 2021
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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August 31, 2021
Asgardians of the Galaxy
Asgardians of the Galaxy

Fraser presents at the one minute thesis competition

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August 31, 2021
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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June 10, 2021
Scarlett in Space
Scarlett in Space

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

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May 5, 2021
New Group Pics
New Group Pics

Meet the latest Burns Lab crew…

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April 27, 2021
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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April 9, 2021
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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February 26, 2021
Welcome to Leia and Julia
Welcome to Leia and Julia

The Burns Lab welcomes two new honours students

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February 26, 2021
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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February 17, 2021
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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October 19, 2020
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