Carolyn Hogg

Aug 2, 2024 | nature.com | Edward K. Gilding |Mark Jackson |Katherine A. Farquharson |Kuok Yap |Carolyn Hogg

AbstractThe legume albumin-1 gene family, arising after nodulation, encodes linear a- and b-chain peptides for nutrient storage and defense. Intriguingly, in one prominent legume, Clitoria ternatea, the b-chains are replaced by domains producing ultra-stable cyclic peptides called cyclotides. The mechanism of this gene hijacking is until now unknown.

Jul 18, 2024 | theconversation.com | Hugh P. Possingham |Carolyn Hogg |Jaana Dielenberg

The laws designed to protect the environment in New South Wales are completely ineffective, according to the scathing Henry Review in 2023. In response, the state government this week announced a major overhaul of the Biodiversity Conservation Act, introduced in 2016. The Minns govermment has committed to introducing 49 of 58 recommendations made by the review, either in full or in part.

Feb 17, 2024 | nature.com | Emma Peel |Carolyn Hogg

AbstractThe number of genome-level resources for non-model species continues to rapidly expand. However, frog species remain underrepresented, with up to 90% of frog genera having no genomic or transcriptomic data. Here, we assemble the first genomic and transcriptomic resources for the recently described southern stuttering frog (Mixophyes australis). The southern stuttering frog is ground-dwelling, inhabiting naturally vegetated riverbanks in south-eastern Australia.

Nov 27, 2023 | nature.com | Carolyn Hogg

AbstractA key action of the new Global Biodiversity Framework is the maintenance of genetic diversity in all species to safeguard their adaptive potential. To achieve this goal, a translational mindset, which aims to convert results of basic research into direct practical benefits, needs to be applied to biodiversity conservation.

Mar 9, 2023 | cosmosmagazine.com | Carolyn Hogg

Throughout my career as a conservation biologist I’ve used a range of tools, from camera trapping and satellite tracking, to stable isotope analysis and hormone analysis. In one sense, genomics is just another in a long line of tools. But it is a particularly powerful one. And we’ve barely scratched the surface of what we can use it for in the conservation space, especially in relation to biodiversity. Why is biodiversity so important? Anyone who did year five science knows that monoculture is bad.