gene tech

Expert Reactions | Published: 03 August 201703 August 2018

After much speculation last week, US scientists have published a study in Nature in which they used CRISPR to edit human […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 02 September 201611 April 2018

UPDATED: Medical trials involving genetically modified vaccines and other GM treatments will still be allowed under planning changes Auckland and […]

In the News | Published: 01 September 201611 April 2018

The High Court has upheld a ruling allowing regional councils to determine whether genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can be banned […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 17 August 201619 August 2016

The place of humanities in a university raises issues that extend far beyond a single department, argues Emeritus Professor Gareth […]

In the News | Published: 27 July 201603 May 2017

The Government’s announcement to aim for a ‘predator-free New Zealand’ by 2050 has been widely covered by media – both […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 July 201603 May 2017

Over 100 Nobel laureates have signed their name to an open letter challenging Greenpeace to end its opposition to genetically […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 May 201603 May 2017

Genetically engineered crops are safe, but new regulations are needed as the definition of GE organisms becomes blurred, say US academies. […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 01 April 2016

Writing in Hawke’s Bay Today Professor Peter Kemp, Head of the Institute of Agriculture and the Environment at Massey University, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 February 201605 February 2016

As more Zika virus cases are reported in South America and the Pacific, media attention has turned to GM mosquitoes […]

Expert Reactions, In the News | Published: 02 February 201602 February 2016

A regulatory body in the UK has approved the first research application to use new ‘gene editing’ techniques on human […]