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 | 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...
by EllenR | Sep 24, 2020 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho, Tā Mātau Rūnanga a te Kaitohutohu Mātanga Pūtaiao Matua
While genome sequencing has played an increasingly important role in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak in Auckland, “[w]ith the value of hindsight, there are aspects the genomic researchers could have done better,” according to a report released by EPA Chief...
by juliet | Sep 23, 2020 | COVID-19, Ngā whakamārama mai i te tari, Tā Mātau Rūnanga a te Kaitohutohu Mātanga Pūtaiao Matua
Kia ora koutou, Many have become familiar with a new term over the recent COVID-19 outbreak in Aotearoa New Zealand – ‘whole genome sequencing’. Genome sequencing creates a ‘genetic fingerprint’ of the COVID-19 virus that has infected an individual. It can tell us...
by EllenR | Sep 7, 2020 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho
It’s been six months since Aotearoa New Zealand recorded its first COVID-19 case. Where are we at now? NZ Herald science reporter Jamie Morton spoke to Juliet and other key scientists to answer five burning coronavirus questions facing NZ. When will we have a...
