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Dr Nigel Larsen, Science Group Leader with Plant and Food R esearch, discusses what the future holds for nanotechnology and food safety. Nigel heads his group’s work on developing innovative ingredients, processes and products from research into food and bioresources chemistry, bio-extracts and biomaterials engineering. Prior to joining Plant and Food research he was a [...]

A piece by TVNZ on MAF’s investigation of a potential GM-trial breach on the Lincoln campus of Crown Research Institute, Plant & Food Research. An excerpt: (read in full here) “The problem is over arabidopsis thaliana, a weed for which Plant and Food – and the two state science companies from which it was created, [...]