Industry News
Some medicinal cannabis users say they can see hope but no material changes for them in the government’s proposed legislation.
21 December 2017
Industry News
Gene-editing: how it could be used in NZ
Kiwis are being urged to have their say on gene-editing technologies, as our leading body for science today sets out how they could be used to combat pests or replace faulty genes.
19 December 2017
Industry News
$242,000 to Tairāwhiti Community Group for Erosion Control
A Tairāwhiti group looking to optimise the sustainable growth and harvest of Kānuka is set to receive up to $242,000 from the Ministry for Primary Industries for its erosion control benefits.
08 December 2017
Industry News
AgTech StartUp Uses Lasers To Improve Artificial Insemination In Dairy Cows
An AgTech startup in New Zealand, Engender Technologies has created a new microfluidic and photonic technology to sort livestock sperm by sex to enrich X chromosome-bearing bull sperm cells.
06 December 2017
Research and Trends
What happened when one expert killer was visited by the US military’s science agency
When Kiwi rat killing expert Doctor James Russell was told his research was being sized up for United States military funding, he wasn’t surprised.
04 December 2017
Industry News
What is gene drive technology and what does it mean for New Zealand?
We’ve been hearing a lot about this technology over recent years – yet the concept has been about for half a century.
04 December 2017