Dan Satherley writes about the discovery by scientists of tadpoles which let out an audible, high-pitched ‘scream’ when distressed. Previously, […]
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NZ Herald: Human genes to be injected into goats, cows, and sheep
Eloise Gibson writes in the New Zealand Herald about the decision by Erma to allow scientists to create and work […]
Continue readingDom Post: Kakapo may have his wings clipped
Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about concerns over whether Sirocco the kakapo should be allowed to continue his […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: Icelandic eruption disrupts flights
Ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which began erupting in Iceland on Wednesday, has caused flights across the UK and much […]
Continue readingWaikato Times/NZPA: AgResearch granted GE research approval
The Environmental Risk Management Authority (Erma) has granted AgResearch approval to continue working with genetically modified cells and animals. The […]
Continue readingIcelandic ash and its implications for aircraft, health, climate
Air traffic across Europe, including flights from Britain to New Zealand have been halted as ash from an Icelandic volcano […]
Continue readingGM research approval granted with strict controls
The Environmental Risk Management Authority today announced it has granted Agresearch authority to develop genetically modified goats, sheep and cattle […]
Continue readingWaikato Times: To chew or not to chew, what suits you?
Rebeccah Todd writes in the Waikato Times about research being undertaken by Lincoln’s Plant & Food Research scientists into how […]
Continue readingClimate researchers were “dedicated if slightly disorganised”
The results of an inquiry into the conduct of climate scientists at the University of East Anglia were released overnight […]
Continue readingDNA transfer prevents mitochondrial disease in humans
AusSMC: In a world-first study to be published in Nature, scientists have shown in human embryos a new technique developed […]
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