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genetic modification

GM pine attack ‘misguided’ – editorial

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 19 April 201223 April 2012

An editorial in the Dominion Post examines the issue of GM in New Zealand  following an activist attack on a […]

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GM Pine attack in the news

In the News  |  Published: 16 April 201216 April 2012

The vandalism of a pine plantation containing genetically modified trees has been widely covered in the media, raising the profile […]

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GM pine tree trials vandalised – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 April 201207 May 2012

UPDATED: Genetically-modified radiata pine trees have been destroyed at a facility in Rotorua operated by the Crown research institute Scion […]

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Wild GM Canola in United States

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 October 201107 October 2011

American research has shown that genetically modified canola plants grow outside of defined cultivation areas and that the plant’s modified […]

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Trains, genes and progress

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 07 July 201107 July 2011

The Rotarua Daily Post has introduced a monthy column from the CEO of Scion, Dr Warren Parker. In his inaugural […]

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Jon Morgan: GE – 10,000 years in the making

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 28 March 2011

The Dominion Post’s Jon Morgan interviews visiting genetic modification expert Professor Pamela Ronald. An excerpt: (read in full here) “Professor […]

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RadioLive: Janine Duckworth on the ‘pill’ for possums

In the News  |  Published: 28 March 201128 March 2011

RadioLive EnviroNews: Graeme Hill interviews Janine Duckworth, Landcare Research’s pest control specialist, on a new vaccine that might control the […]

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Newsletter Digest: Ash, DNA swaps and kiwi GM research

Blog  |  Published: 16 April 2010

Ash means empty skies over Britain Thousands of travellers are feeling the effects of a large volcanic eruption in Iceland, […]

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NZ Herald: Human genes to be injected into goats, cows, and sheep

In the News  |  Published: 16 April 2010

Eloise Gibson writes in the New Zealand Herald about the decision by Erma to allow scientists to create and work […]

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Waikato Times/NZPA: AgResearch granted GE research approval

In the News  |  Published: 16 April 2010

The Environmental Risk Management Authority (Erma) has granted AgResearch approval to continue working with genetically modified cells and animals. The […]

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