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A new diagnostic test using a few drops of blood could be used detect Alzheimer’s disease years before symptoms begin to show. By 2050 more than 170,000 New Zealanders are … Continue reading "Blood test could spot Alzheimer’s years before symptoms appear"
01 February 2018
Events
NEW ZEALANDER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
The New Zealander of the Year Awards Office is pleased to announce the three finalists being considered for the title of 2018 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year. They are…..
30 January 2018
Industry News
The booming market of bovine-based pharmaceuticals
A pericardium looks more like a cheese slice than high-value biomaterial suitable for repairing human hearts.
24 January 2018
Industry News
Medicinal cannabis bill will send ‘clear signal’ to police
Some medicinal cannabis users say they can see hope but no material changes for them in the government’s proposed legislation.
21 December 2017
Industry News
Gene-editing: how it could be used in NZ
Kiwis are being urged to have their say on gene-editing technologies, as our leading body for science today sets out how they could be used to combat pests or replace … Continue reading "Gene-editing: how it could be used in NZ"
19 December 2017
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$242,000 to Tairāwhiti Community Group for Erosion Control
A Tairāwhiti group looking to optimise the sustainable growth and harvest of Kānuka is set to receive up to $242,000 from the Ministry for Primary Industries for its erosion control … Continue reading "$242,000 to Tairāwhiti Community Group for Erosion Control"
08 December 2017
Industry News
AgTech StartUp Uses Lasers To Improve Artificial Insemination In Dairy Cows
An AgTech startup in New Zealand, Engender Technologies has created a new microfluidic and photonic technology to sort livestock sperm by sex to enrich X chromosome-bearing bull sperm cells.
06 December 2017
Industry News
What is gene drive technology and what does it mean for New Zealand?
We’ve been hearing a lot about this technology over recent years – yet the concept has been about for half a century.
04 December 2017
Industry News
New Zealand will get blindsided by artificial meat and milk
New Zealand will be left behind if the country doesn’t embrace the future of meat and milk, says columnist and former Federated Farmers Whanganui president Rachel Stewart.
24 October 2017