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Bacteria versus virus at Queenstown Research Week
The arms race between the immune systems of bacteria and the viruses - bacteriophages - that attack them, was a feature of this year's Queenstown Research Week. Audio
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Josephine Johnston - Promises and pitfalls of editing our genes
Josephine Johnston is the director of research at New York-based The Hastings Center, the world's first bioethics research institute. She is an expert on the ethical, legal, and policy implications of… Audio
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Science news: Bird maps and genes that heal
We're one step closer to understanding birds' amazing powers of navigation thanks to new research, and a DNA editing tool helps to identify the genes responsible for successful cancer therapy. Audio
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An embryonic heart defect was fixed with gene editing – so what now?
A genetic heart disorder has been fixed using gene editing in human embryos. We assess how this week's big science story could impact New Zealand. Audio
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A genetic helping hand for conservation
Four scientists talk about genetics and how it can help in the conservation of rare birds such as little spotted kiwi. Audio
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Gene Editing and the power to control evolution
Recent developments in gene editing technology may help end many diseases and even control our own evolution - is this giving us unthinkable power? Audio
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Gene editing: too much hype?
CRISPR Cas9 is a technique used to edit DNA that some say will change medicine, farming and genetic science forever. Biochemist Ian Hayden has been looking at where the technology is at and where it's… Audio
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This Way Up for Saturday 3 June 2017
Audio 3 Jun 2017Gene editing: how much hype? Google's tax bill & the Esssential phone, board game bonanza, and funding fun by fans. Audio
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Fructose and the diabetic heart
Kim Mellor suspects that fructose, as well as glucose, is causing diabetic heart disease and she is looking at its effect on heart cells and heart muscle. Audio
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We need to talk about gene drives and gene editing
Genetic tools will help New Zealand meets its aim of being Predator Free by 2050 - but we need to understand what they are and have a public conversation about their use. Audio
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Gene editing, implications for NZ
Gene editing has the potential to bring huge benefits to New Zealand, including in healthcare, agriculture and conservation. What are the social, ethical & legal issues, especially when it comes to… Audio
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Gene editing - Royal Society
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New Technology with Sarah Putt
Sarah Putt on the patent war on a gene-editing tool, delivering fibre over power poles and the good and the bad of software updates. Audio
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Restoring touch to paralysed patients
Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists with the news that scientists use gene editing to find a potential cure for the inherited blood disorder sickle cell anaemia, and a way to use brain implants to… Audio
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Could audio be the answer to NZ's pest problems?
The silver bullet for getting New Zealand predator-free by 2050 could come in bait, toxin, genetically-engineered or even audio form, says a pest eradication consultant.
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Science: Zika vaccine and gene editing herpes
Dr Chris Smith with science news and this week the prospect of gene editing the herpes virus out of existence. Also new vaccines against the Zika virus might not be too far away. Audio
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This Way Up 2 July 2016 Part 1
Audio 2 Jul 2016Panama Canal expansion, the internet of cars and science news (Zika vaccines and gene editing herpes). Audio
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A new way to edit life?
Scientists think they have found a new form of gene editing that targets RNA and not DNA, raising the prospect of more cellular manipulation and more useful applications and therapies. Science… Audio
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Science commentator Malvindar Singh-Bains
Malvindar talks about gene editing and gene silencing technologies for the treatment of HIV, cancer and Huntington's Disease. Audio
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Gene-edited foods
The US Department of Agriculture has just opened the way for the first food to be produced using the gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas9. Meanwhile, gene editing is leaving the lab with a growing band… Audio
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The art of science advice
New Zealand's chief science adviser, Sir Peter Gluckman, and Australia's newly-appointed chief scientist Alan Finkel discuss how their countries could work together for the good of science and… Audio
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Making sense of the code of life
BBC broadcaster Adam Rutherford discusses how genomics is changing how we think about medicine, agriculture, conservation and even our relationship to our nearest evolutionary cousins, the… Audio
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Hairy elephants and transgenic aphids
University of Otago geneticists Peter Dearden and Neil Gemmell continue their discussion of the gene editing tool CRISPR and its use in genomics, conservation and de-extinction. Audio
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The CRISPR dilemma
CRISPR is the new buzzword in genetics, and University of Otago geneticists Peter Dearden and Neil Gemmell discuss the potential benefits and risks of the new gene editing tool. Audio
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Gene editing crops
Robin McKie of The Observer has been looking at gene edited crops. These may soon be blocked by EU regulators who are deciding if gene edited plants qualify as genetically modified organisms. Audio