Developing new methods to retrieve and analyse preserved genetic information

该项目将使澳大利亚处于保存DNA研究的前沿，并将利用创新的分子生物学方法开发一系列新的法医、考古和医学应用。它将通过在生物安全、海关和检疫、法医/反恐和气候变化研究等重要领域发展核心专门知识和培训人员，建设澳大利亚的知识和科学能力。它还将创造和促进分子生物学的研究创新，附带进化，考古学，医学和保护生物学研究，并将鼓励参与迅速扩大的基因组学和生物信息学领域。

This project will position Australia at the leading edge of research into preserved DNA, and will use innovative molecular biology approaches to develop a range of new forensic, archaeological and medical applications. It will build Australian knowledge and scientific capacity by developing core expertise and training personnel in areas important for biosecurity, customs and quarantine, forensics/counter-terrorism, and studies of climate change. It will also create and foster research innovation in molecular biology with spin-offs for evolution, archaeology, medical and conservation biology research, and will also encourage involvement with the rapidly expanding field of genomics and bioinformatics.