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A Canberra biotechnology company that specialises in the genetic screening of plants and animals is behind a $3 million investment in technology that will turbocharge the understanding of events such as bushfires and climate change on flora and fauna by accessing data from around the world that would otherwise be lost.

The investment is a collaboration between company Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT), the University of Canberra, Australian National University and the ACT Government. It will allow researchers and scientists to access genetic data that will help them understand the impact of global events on plants and animals.

The project will develop a big data platform powered by DNA information from thousands of species of flora and fauna that will be accessible to users around the world to track the impact of events such as bushfires and climate change, and assist with the management of our natural ecosystems.

DArT will invest $3 million to develop the platform, $1.2 million of which will come from the ACT Government’s Priority Investment Program to support the cross-university collaboration.

Read the full article on the RiotACT website, featuring work on which The Australian National University is collaborating