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- The singing scientist and epigenetics - RNZ Audio Item
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Epigenomics researcher Matthew Barnett has put the subject of his research to music and is investigating whether food can turn genes on or off.
- Warm woolly PJs on the way - News Item
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We like the warmth of wool but it can be itchy when up against your skin, so wool has not been used for your PJs or bed sheets… until now.
- Lycopene in tomato sauces - News Item
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Research by Plant & Food in collaboration with Lincoln University has shown that lycopene, an antioxidant found in high levels in tomatoes, is only released in small amounts when the tomato is eaten raw.
- Clinical trials facility – Part 1 - RNZ Audio Item
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Medications must go through human clinical trials to show they are safe and effective to use before they can be sold in pharmacies or prescribed to patients.
- ‘Green’ diesel - News Item
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A team at a Veranis Corporation workshop in Lower Hutt has concocted a secret formula that mixes water droplets with diesel to make a greener fuel.
- Computer game for stroke patients - News Item
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A New Zealand company is using a computer game to help stroke patients get their muscles moving again.
- Carbohydrates and exercise - RNZ Audio Item
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Research has shown that carbohydrate does not have to be digested to have an effect on muscle tone.
- Ground-breaking DNA discovery - News Item
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Massey University scientist Wayne Patrick has engineered an improved version of ligase, an enzyme used in DNA biotechnology.
- Bird-unfriendly grass - News Item
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After a close encounter with a bird strike while on a flight to London, New Zealand scientist Chris Pennell looked into using toxic endophytes in grasses to manage the number of birds around airports.
- Nanotechnology meets fish skin - News Item
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A New Zealand company is using nanotechnology to turn old fish skin into 100% biodegradable, antibacterial air filters – a New Zealand first.
