Genetic Engineering
Our Changing World – Genomics in Aotearoa
From helping taonga species such as the kākāpō, to early identification of cancer, to tackling food security: New Zealand scientists are using genomics – the study of DNA or genetics – to find… Audio
Bio-tech backwater - or clean green GE-free Kiwis?
Are our genetic engineering rules keeping New Zealand safe - or holding us back? Audio
Bio-tech backwater - or clean green GE-free Kiwis?
Are our genetic engineering rules keeping New Zealand safe - or holding us back?
Audio"Concerned about whether or not they could do something, scientists forgot to ask whether or not they should"
Four experts explore the practice and ethics of CRISPR gene editing with Russell Brown: Prof. Tim Dare, Associate Professors Peter Fineran and Maui Hudson, and Dr Heather Hendrickson. Audio
Mark Lynas: how we got it wrong on GMOs
In the '90s, Mark Lynas was an anti-GMO activist, but over time, the British science writer came to question whether our fear of GE food is irrational. His latest book Seeds of Science argues that… Video, Audio
Do Kiwis still care about GE free?
The road to New Zealand becoming GE Free was hard fought. In 2003, thousands marched to show their opposition to Genetically Engineered foods and animals. New Zealand now has some of the strictest… Audio
Kevin Esvelt - Sculpting evolution
Dr Kevin Esvelt is an assistant professor at the MIT Media Lab, where he leads the Sculpting Evolution Laboratory. An outspoken advocate of open and community-guided science, his research team is… Audio
Maggie Barry says she's committed to saving NZ's native birds
The watchdog for the environment says New Zealand is at a tipping point, at risk of losing many of the country's native birds if action isn't taken immediately. Maggie Barry is the Conservation… Audio
Action on threatened species - what works?
The Conservation Minister Maggie Barry today announces the government's plan to tackle threatened species. We discuss what's new, and what will work, with Forest and Bird's Kevin Hague. Kathryn also… Audio
The Museum of Post-Natural History
Kathryn Ryan talks to Richard Pell, the curator of the Centre for Post-Natural History, which was built to exhibit how humans have modified life, whether that be by splicing of genes, selective… Audio
What does science say about the risks of GM food?
Do genetically modified crops make people sick? Could they damage the environment? Are they any better for the bottom line of farmers than conventional strains? Those are some of the key questions… Audio
Genetic editing
Top genetic scientists from all around the world met in New York last week and put together a list of guidelines to help navigate the ethical minefield of human genetic modifications. The summit was… Audio
Resurrection Science
Given the rapid advances in genetic technologies it's been speculated that everything from woolly mammoths, to passenger pigeons, to our own close cousins the Neanderthals could soon walk the earth… Audio
Biotech industry calls for eased restrictions on GMOs
NZBIO says the The Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act hasn't kept pace with rapid developments in GM technology. It says the current legislation fails to take into account relative risk and… Audio
GE opponents tell Minister to butt out
Anti genetic engineering campaigners are calling for the Minister for the Environment to butt out of council plans to create GE-Free zones in the north. Audio
