Solving the waratah's genetic puzzle

Update: 2022-06-09

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Imagine trying to put together a puzzle with over 900 million pieces without the picture on the box... That's how PhD candidate Stephanie Chen describes her world-first research assembling the complete genome of the iconic waratah species.

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Solving the waratah's genetic puzzle