Your genome – the billions of bits of DNA code that make up the instructions needed to make you who you […]
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Psa kiwifruit disease origins probed
A genetic analysis of several strains of the Psa bacterium, conducted by American and Italian scientists, suggests a Chinese origin […]
Continue readingAutism genetics unravelled – experts respond
New research published in the leading journal Nature has started the difficult process picking apart the underlying genetic factors that […]
Continue readingOtago scientists tracing Psa’s pathway across border
Samples of kiwifruit pollen collected from the Bay of Plenty and South Auckland in 2009 and 2010 contain DNA from […]
Continue readingSynthetic biology’s future
A symposium on the future of synthetic biology (PDF) — designing and building new life forms from the ground up — […]
Continue readingAboriginal DNA sheds light on early humans – experts respond
A single lock of Aboriginal hair has revealed the genetic origins the first Australians and offered insight into the spread […]
Continue readingMultiple sclerosis genome study offers treatment clues
A large international study has identified many new genetic variations linked to multiple sclerosis (MS). The study, which included New […]
Continue readingNew Zealanders help dig up potato genome
This week the Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium published the genome of the humble potato in the international journal Nature. The […]
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 readingIs this genie worth letting loose?
There’s a scene in the film Gattaca, which was written by New Zealand-born writer-director Andrew Niccol, that was going through […]
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