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Plant and Food Research

Kiwi research leads to appetite-suppressing pill launch in NZ and USA – In the News

Kiwi research leads to appetite-suppressing pill launch in NZ and USA – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 05 April 201813 February 2019

Years of study at Plant and Food Research has led to the development of an appetite-suppressing pill which has just […]

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Top researchers honoured in Prime Minister’s Science Prizes

In the News  |  Published: 13 February 201811 April 2018

The Prime Minister’s Science Prizes have been presented in Wellington today, awarding a total of $1 million across five categories. […]

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Business Day: Mapping of apple genome sets scene for new types

In the News  |  Published: 30 August 2010

Romy Udanga writes in Business Day about the release of the first complete draft sequence of the apple genome – […]

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NZ Herald: Institute – Our GM safety has improved

In the News  |  Published: 03 August 2010

Jarrod Booker writes in the New Zealand Herald about Plant and Food Research’s contention that its safety procedures are adequate, […]

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NZ Herald: Lab errors leads to GE leak

In the News  |  Published: 02 August 201002 August 2010

David Fisher writes in the New Zealand Herald about a probe into last year’s GE breach at Plant and Food […]

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3 News/NZPA: The future is ‘beautifully black’, say berrygrowers

In the News  |  Published: 13 July 2010

International research into the health benefits of blackcurrants has local berry growers thinking of ways to sell more of their […]

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Waikato Times: To chew or not to chew, what suits you?

In the News  |  Published: 15 April 201015 April 2010

Rebeccah Todd writes in the Waikato Times about research being undertaken by Lincoln’s Plant & Food Research scientists into how […]

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TVNZ/One News: Asthma sufferers get help from blackcurrants

In the News  |  Published: 26 March 2010

Blackcurrants contain a compound which could help lungs fight inflammation, according to research conducted by Plant and Food Research. The […]

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