For the first time, DNA has been successfully extracted from fossilized eggshells, with some of the fragments being from moa. […]
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Dom Post: Mum might be wrong about good-for-you tucker
Kiran Chug of the Dominion Post reports that a one-size-fits-all approach to nutrition could soon become far more personal, thanks […]
Continue readingForensics pioneer on the science of DNA profiling
It is 20 years since DNA evidence was first presented in a New Zealand court, a development that resulted in […]
Continue readingNewsletter digest: DNA forensic pioneer, LCT’s govt funding and climate science’s future
DNA Pioneer in SMC briefing As New Zealand forensic scientists prepare to mark 20 years of DNA testing in New […]
Continue readingThe Press: Fumigant danger to DNA
Helen Murdoch of The Press reports on recent research showing that methyl bromide could have a damaging effect on DNA. […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Attorney General on gene patents, opensource genetics
The 2nd Australia-New Zealand roundtable on genomics was held in Wellington today and featured a broad range of scientists and […]
Continue readingThe Press: New DNA law used to tackle 8000 old cases
Ian Steward of the The Press writes about the recent change of law widening the powers of police to take […]
Continue readingDNA use could help solve current & cold cases
A new law passed in Parliament today gives police wider powers to take DNA samples from people charged with a […]
Continue readingAre liberties at stake in a proposed DNA law change?
Today’s New Zealand Herald reports that the Justice Minister expects strong public debate over the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment […]
Continue readingKiwi mice reveal migration patterns
Scientists are examining mice DNA here and abroad, using genetics to determine human patterns of migration over centuries of colonisation […]
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