by EllenR | Jan 26, 2021 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho
How is Aotearoa New Zealand using genome sequencing in our response to the COVID-19 pandemic? Watch the latest instalment in the ‘Science in emergencies’ series of short documentaries by independent filmmaker Shirley Horrocks. See all documentaries here...
by EllenR | Nov 30, 2020 | I roto i te pāpāho, Te whakaaro anō mō ngā kirihou
Last week, Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy delivered a speech outlining the Government’s plans for the next three years. The ‘Speech from the Throne’ noted the Government’s plans to implement recommendations from the Rethinking plastics report: The...
by EllenR | Sep 29, 2020 | I roto i te pāpāho, Tā Mātau Rūnanga a te Kaitohutohu Mātanga Pūtaiao Matua
Professor Michael Bunce, the EPA Chief Scientist, joined Bryan Crump on RNZ to talk about environmental DNA. Like ‘genetic breadcrumbs’, eDNA is left behind as critters pass through (or over) the substrate, and allows scientists to survey the species composition...
by EllenR | Sep 29, 2020 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho, Te whakaaro anō mō ngā kirihou
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a resurgence in single-use plastic products, hampering Aotearoa’s New Zealand’s efforts to cut down on waste. Newsroom Pro managing editor Jonathan Milne spoke to Rachel about Rethinking plastics for this article on our...
by EllenR | Sep 24, 2020 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho, Tā Mātau Rūnanga a te Kaitohutohu Mātanga Pūtaiao Matua
EPA Chief Scientist Professor Michael Bunce says Aotearoa New Zealand’s genomic sequencing is top rate, but we need to make sure we are getting genetic sequence from every Covid-19 sample to close any gaps in our genomic surveillance. Listen to Mike’s...
