Industry News
The Earth Bank of Codes wants to collect the genetic sequence of the natural world–and let countries make money from the scientific breakthroughs that would result, rather than selling their natural resources.
28 February 2018
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
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
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
Research and Trends
2 new CRISPR tools overcome the scariest parts of gene editing
Several years ago, scientists discovered a technique known as CRISPR/Cas9, which allowed them to edit DNA more efficiently than ever before.
25 October 2017
Industry News
New Zealand government investing 35 million Dollars in collaborative genomics research platform
The New Zealand Government announced an investment of up to NZ$35 million over seven years in Genomics Aotearoa (GA), a new collaborative science organisation supporting advanced genomics research.
21 August 2017
Industry News
From corn to cattle, gene editing is about to supercharge agriculture
Agriculture has come a long way in the past century. We produce more food than ever before — but our current model is unsustainable, and as the world’s population rapidly approaches the 8 billion mark, modern food production methods will need a radical transformation if they’re going to keep up.
30 July 2017