Tuangane Matangi reports, in the Otago Daily Times, on a new technology which enables scientists to measure nitrous oxides emissions […]
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The Press: Innovative new DNA test
Ian Steward reports in The Press on a new forensic technique to be introduced to New Zealand in the near […]
Continue readingODT: NZ breakthrough in transplant test
Allison Rudd reports in the Otago Daily Times that University of Otago researchers have developed a simple urine test which […]
Continue readingDom Post: The fascinating world of fossil finding
Kiran Chug of the Dominion Post reports on a new book, written by GNS scientists, which tells people where to […]
Continue readingTVNZ/NZPA: CSI no relevance to real DNA profiling
Programmes such as CSI have actually been unhelpful to the field of forensics, as they’ve given the public an inaccurate […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Global DNA search a step closer, says expert
With the visit of international expert Dr Peter Gill, Eloise Gibson of the New Zealand Herald reports on the growing […]
Continue readingTVNZ/One News: Survey reveals Kiwis’ poor dental habits
An international survey has shown that New Zealanders have poor dental habits. The results show that the vast majority do […]
Continue readingTNVZ/NZPA: NZ active in bioscience sector
New Zealand has several hundred companies actively involved in the bioscience sector, over half of which (more than 150) expect […]
Continue readingDom Post: NZ may put up $30m to join outer-universe study
Kiran Chug of the Dominion Post reports on the joint NZ-Australia bid to be a part of the ‘world’s biggest […]
Continue readingRuralNews: Breakthrough in livestock emissions
Hamish Carnachan of Rural News reports on the recent mapping of a methanogen genome. It is hoped that the breakthrough, […]
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