genome

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 April 2019

Researchers have found new evidence about what made some of New Zealand’s iconic birds flightless. The study, published today in Science, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 March 201911 December 2024

Scientists and ethicists from seven countries – including New Zealand – have called for a global moratorium on all clinical […]

In the News | Published: 24 July 201524 July 2015

The kiwi’s unique nocturnal behaviour is linked to some altered genes that eliminate color vision and others that modify its […]

In the News | Published: 22 April 201528 March 2016

The Dominion Post‘s Olivia Wannan looks at how sequencing DNA from the tuatara could help conservationists develop a better way to bring […]

In the News | Published: 17 January 2014

The Herald recently ran a series of articles exploring ‘Science that will change our lives’, authored by science reporter Jamie […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 April 201205 April 2012

New research published in the leading journal Nature has started the difficult process picking apart the underlying genetic factors that […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 February 201210 February 2012

New Zealand farmers stand to gain $52 million over the next five years from scientific innovation which has given a […]

In the News | Published: 12 August 201115 August 2011

A large international study has identified many new genetic variations linked to multiple sclerosis (MS). The study, which included New […]

In the News | Published: 13 July 201113 July 2011

This week the Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium published the genome of the humble potato in the international journal Nature. The […]

In the News | Published: 03 September 2010

An article in the NZ Herald looks at whether we may be descended, at least in part, from Neanderthals, and […]