New Zealand could build a renewable low-carbon transport fuels industry – but only if the nation decides to act, according […]
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Inaugural CRI science awards
Science New Zealand, the body that represents the country’s seven Crown Research Institutes (CRIs), hosted its inaugural national awards at […]
Continue readingRedefining genetic modification – Expert reaction
The Environmental Protection Authority is planning to tweak regulations to clear up confusion over what is and is not a genetically […]
Continue readingHigh court decision on GMOs – experts respond
What is a genetically modified organism? New Zealand’s legal system is struggling with the question in the face of emerging […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Put a tree in your tank
New Zealand Herald feature writer Chris Barton looks at the scientific efforts underway in New Zealand to yield biofuel from […]
Continue readingGM pine attack ‘misguided’ – editorial
An editorial in the Dominion Post examines the issue of GM in New Zealand following an activist attack on a […]
Continue readingGM Pine attack in the news
The vandalism of a pine plantation containing genetically modified trees has been widely covered in the media, raising the profile […]
Continue readingGM pine tree trials vandalised – experts respond
UPDATED: Genetically-modified radiata pine trees have been destroyed at a facility in Rotorua operated by the Crown research institute Scion […]
Continue readingTrains, genes and progress
The Rotarua Daily Post has introduced a monthy column from the CEO of Scion, Dr Warren Parker. In his inaugural […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: ‘Magic’ process turns kiwifruit into gold
Michael Dickison writes in the New Zealand Herald about work by NZ scientists which has allowed kiwifruit to be turned […]
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