Siouxsie Wiles

Andrew Holden, Trish Sherson, Neale Jones, Siouxsie Wiles and Rod Oram look back on a tumultuous year. Audio

Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about a new study which describes a potential way to test for Covid that uses a smartphone and gives results in 30 minutes. Soothing words and… Audio

Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about how vampire bats physically distance when sick, how researchers have developed environmentally friendly materials that could harvest… Audio

Following more cases of quarantine staff being infected with COVID-19, Jesse talks to Dr Siouxsie Wiles about the need to protect border workers and their families from the virus. Audio

Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about the John Snow Memorandum, put forward in response to the herd-immunity Great Barrington Declaration. Tardigrades were always known to be… Audio

All of New Zealand bar Auckland is now at Alert Level 1 meaning life can - pretty much - return to normal, albeit without overseas visitors. And at midnight on Wednesday restrictions on the size of… Audio

Jesse speaks to microbiologist Dr Siouxsie Wiles for her reaction on the government's alert level extension. Audio

The WHO announced just six months ago today that the coronavirus, which originated in South East Asia, is a global pandemic. Dr Siouxsie Wiles talks to Jesse about what's been happening since that… Audio

Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles says its not surprising people sceptical of Covid-19 have become caught up in a cluster in NZ.

The Health Minister Chris Hipkins has asked for police help to ensure the… Audio

Auckland has joined the rest of New Zealand in level 2 - albeit with a handful of extra restrictions.

Given the new cases of the virus that continue to turn up in the community, it's a choice that's… Audio

This week, Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains how the bizarre sex lives of deep-sea anglerfish and fills us in on the dinosaur that’s been diagnosed with cancer. Audio

The infected Rydges Hotel maintenance worker who has tested positive for Covid-19 remains a mystery.

Genetic sequencing has linked his case to the same strain of virus found in a woman who stayed at… Audio

The University of Auckland's Assoc. Prof. Siouxsie Wiles explains how glowing superbugs help in the development of new medicines to fight infection. From Raising the Bar 2020. Audio

Science commentator Professor Siouxsie Wiles, head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland, discusses genome testing for covid and the possibility that the virus came into the… Audio

New Zealand's 102 day no community transmission of Covid-19 streak ended last night with the news of four new cases in south Auckland.

As far as officials know, those cases are not linked to any… Audio

The Prime Minister announced level 3 restrictions will begin at midday for all of Auckland and last until midnight on Friday, while the rest of the country will move to Alert level 2. There are 4 new… Audio