gene tech

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 November 201528 March 2016

The Environmental Protection Authority is planning to tweak regulations to clear up confusion over what is and is not a genetically […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 August 201528 March 2016

Scotland plans to ban the growing of genetically modified crops with its government intending to request that the country be […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 03 July 201528 March 2016

A new study reports that the near-ubiquitous contamination of ‘chow’ used to feed rats in experiments maybe causing spurious results […]

In the News | Published: 08 April 201528 March 2016

Glowing green bacteria has been produced illegally in New Zealand using mail-order kits from America, Tom Hunt reports in The Dominion […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 January 201514 January 2015

The European Parliament has passed new legislation allowing member states to make up their own minds on banning genetically modified […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 08 September 201423 July 2020

The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 June 201428 March 2016

A controversial retracted study on the toxicology of genetically modified corn and pesticide has been republished in a new journal. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 June 201412 June 2014

A genetic tweak that leads to mosquitoes producing mainly male offspring has the potential to rapidly knock back populations of […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 May 201428 March 2016

What is a genetically modified organism? New Zealand’s legal system is struggling with the question in the face of emerging […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 03 April 2014

“Should Genetic Engineering play a part in New Zealand’s future?” That was the question at the heart of a debate […]