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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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Diabetes and me: Wrestling with the causes of diabetes
It's not a particularly productive question, but it's the one that plagues me: How much is this my own fault? RNZ's Megan Whelan shares her journey of learning to live with type 2 diabetes.
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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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Xenotransplantation: Are pigs the future of organ transplants?
By James Gallagher The first organs taken from genetically engineered pigs have been put into people and the recipient of the first pig heart managed to survive for two months.
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Gene-edited pigs changing the organ game
News broke earlier this week that A US man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig. Doctors in Maryland acknowledged what they were doing was… 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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Our Changing World's best moments of 2021
Our Changing World presenter Claire Concannon looks back at the programme's most listened to podcasts of the year.
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Siouxsie Wiles on Covid-19, women in science and being called a Satanist
Science communicator Siouxsie Wiles spoke about Covid-19, conspiracy theories and how being a goth teenager led her into microbiology, at the 2021 NZ International Science Festival. Audio
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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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Today's sports news: What you need to know
In today's sports news - Luna Rossa off to winning start, Reds back in winning form, RTS reported to be moving to rugby and Australia to vaccinate Olympic athletes.
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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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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.
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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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Expert Feature: Professor Carolyn King - invasive mammals
High-profile ecologist, Professor Carolyn King, says New Zealand's Predator Free 2050 goal is feasible, but has voiced concerns about the possible use of gene drives as a means of achieving it. Audio, Gallery
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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
