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Is it time to reconsider the rules on GMOs?
The Productivity Commission says New Zealand needs to take another look at its strict regulations on genetically modified organisms – or we could risk missing out on important innovations that improve… Audio
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Elise Bohan: looking to the future of our species
What is the future of our species? As technology becomes more and more a part of our daily lives, we may become something different to human down the line. Elise Bohan has written the book on it. Audio
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Call for review of genetically modified tech regulation in NZ
It is time for a full review of genetically modified organisms and technologies, according to a groundbreaking report by the Productivity Commission.
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Predator Free 2050 to research gene editing of rats and stoats
Predator Free 2050 will invest nearly $7 million on new projects to eradicate rats, stoats and possums from all of Aotearoa.
Professor Neil Gemmell of University of Otago has just received $200,000… Audio
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Pfizer boss says Omicron-targeted vaccine is most likely outcome
Pfizer's chief executive says the company could have a redesigned Covid-19 vaccine that specifically targets the Omicron coronavirus variant ready to launch by March.
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Signature moves mark a decade of Xi Jinping's rule in China
From purges, to tightened freedoms, disappearances and rights abuses, we take a look back at how China has dramatically changed under his reign.
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'Gene editing does feature in Māori narratives. What I’m wary of is people running off and weaponising that.'
A team of experts discuss the future of gene editing to control pests, and how it connects with mātauranga Māori. A highlight of the NZ International Science Festival from July 2021. Audio
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Playing Favourites with outgoing DOC boss Lou Sanson
Lou Sanson has had a life-long love affair with nature. Now he's hanging up his hat at DOC, and is joining the show to reflect on some highs and lows during his time, and play some favourite songs. Audio
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Tame Malcolm: using indigenous methods to fight pests
Tame Malcolm has always been captivated by te ngahere - the forest. Now, Malcolm advocates using customary Maori methods to get rid of pests and is the operations manager at Te Tira Whakamataki - a… Audio
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Rachel Huckfeldt: DNA editing to help fix blindness
A historic trial is underway in the United States to help restore vision to blind patients by editing their DNA while it is in their bodies. CRISPR gene-editing technology has been revolutionising… Audio
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Book Review: The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson
Harry Broad reviews The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson. Published by Simon and Schuster. Audio
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The cutting-edge technology that could take the sting out of summer
Wasps are a plague every summer, the unwelcome harasser at your picnic or tramping rest stop. Kathryn talks to Gemma McLaughlin, a PhD candidate at Otago University, who's at the forefront of efforts… Audio
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Award for using DNA to better understand plants & animals
Geneticist Neil Gemmell has won the 2020 Hutton Medal for using DNA & new genomic technologies to better understant plants & animals. Audio
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Scientists win historic Nobel chemistry prize
Two scientists have been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the tools to edit DNA.
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How the next pandemic could be engineered by terrorists
The next major pandemic could be inflicted by terrorists unleashing a bio-engineered virus on to the world, according to distinguished fellow at Harvard Law School, Vivek Wadwha. He joins the show to… Audio
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Covid-19: Are mutations making it more infectious?
The coronavirus that is menacing the world right now is not the same as the coronavirus that first emerged in China.
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Predator free plan shy on gene editing tech
The government has today unveiled plans to make New Zealand predator free by 2050, but acknowledged we don't yet have the science to get there.
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NZ predator free 2050 plan unveiled, but light on detail
The Conservation Minister has unveiled plans to make New Zealand predator free by 2050, but admits we don't yet have the science to get there.
The plan includes short-term goals, like wiping out… Audio
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How does our genetic heritage influence our psychological traits
How responsible is the genetic cocktail we receive from our parents for shaping our moral compass? Neurogeneticist Professor Kevin Mitchell from Trinity College Dublin joins the show to discuss. Audio
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The ethics of gene editing
CollectionKim Hill explores the ethical implications of this rapidly-developing technology
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Calls for change to laws on gene editing
Should our 16-year-old laws governing biotechnology be overhauled to loosen regulations around gene editing and genetic modification? The Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act, which tightly… Audio
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A bridge between science & mātauranga Māori
Dr Ocean Mercier's work bridging the worlds of science and traditional Māori knowledge has been recognised with the 2019 Callaghan Medal for science communication. Audio
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The quest to live forever
From cutting-edge genetic treatments to computer-brain interfaces that are still in the realm of science fiction, Silicon Valley is on a quest to let us live forever. Audio
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Lila Madden - Year 13 Eureka! Award winner
Lila Madden, a Year 13 student from Cashmere High School in Christchurch, has become the latest premier award winner at The Sir Paul Callaghan Eureka! Awards. The competition, which has been running… Audio
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Bio-tech backwater - or clean green GE-free Kiwis?
Are our genetic engineering rules keeping New Zealand safe - or holding us back? Audio