2006 Archive
Looking for a news story about biotechnology in New Zealand? Browse our news archive from 2006.
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Cancer gets personal approach
11/12/2006
A dramatic improvement in the way cancer is treated could be achieved with the help of New Zealand scientists.
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Undersea life explored
11/12/2006
A search for exotic life forms living near vents that bubble with gas on the ocean floor around New Zealand has recently been completed.
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Science unlocks health benefits of fruits
01/12/2006
Researchers looking into the links between food and disease at a genetic level say they have seen positive results from apple extracts on genes associated with Crohn's disease.
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Sheep genome almost complete
01/12/2006
Kiwi scientists have played a major part in mapping the sheep genome, which they hope will provide the 'best bet' about where hereditary information about specific characteristics can be found on the 26 chromosome pairs.
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Fish oils add benefit to food
20/11/2006
Technology developed in New Zealand will mean that the total daily omega-3 fish oil requirement for a defined health benefit can be met in a single daily serving — of icecream, bread, yoghurt or cake!
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Sheep study to help humans
20/11/2006
Ground breaking research into a sheep disease conducted at Lincoln University could help children with a currently incurable degenerative brain condition.
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Novel crops could mean less pesticide
10/11/2006
New Zealand scientists are seeking approval to conduct a small scale field trial of genetically modified brassica plants.
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New Zealand heart patients in global trial
10/11/2006
Auckland cardiologist, John Ormiston, is leading a revolution in heart stents.
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Fruit gets boost from science
06/11/2006
Blueberries, cranberries and pomegranates are currently recognised "superfruits".
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Local experts develop heart attack therapy
06/11/2006
One in three New Zealanders will die of some kind of cardiac event. New Zealand scientists are developing a treatment that can dramatically reduce damage to the heart after a heart attack.
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Sustainable business wins award
06/11/2006
A commitment to integrating environmental, social and economic best practice in their business has won natural health products company Comvita a Westpac Sustainable Business Award.
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New company to help find better medicines
01/11/2006
Antibodies produced by New Zealand's disease-free sheep stock are helping researchers investigate disease pathways in cells.
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NZ researchers help decode honeybee genome
31/10/2006
New insights into bee biology, evolution and how learning and memory work at the molecular level are expected to be revealed by the recently decoded honeybee genome.
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Bioplastics growth business in New Zealand
31/10/2006
Raw materials derived from plants are being used to make plastic food service products by New Zealand's biggest rigid plastics manufacturing company, Alto Packaging Ltd.
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Trans-Tasman research tracks indigenous health
19/10/2006
The health of a group of Māori and Australian Aboriginal men will be tracked over the next three years as part of a project to discover why some ethnic groups have a high proportion of people developing diabetes.
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NZ expertise to help bones heal
19/10/2006
New Zealand scientists are investigating the potency of a variety of carbohydrate molecules as triggers in the development of stem cells.
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Project targets super vegetables
18/10/2006
New Zealand scientists are identifying and developing vegetable cultivars with increased levels of beneficial nutrients.
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Kiwi researchers unravel clue to diabetes treatment
09/10/2006
New Zealand researchers have discovered the structure of a molecule which they think could provide clues for a new diabetes treatment.
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Farmer helps sheep fertility research
09/10/2006
Sheep farmers have the chance to dramatically increase their profits, thanks to the discovery of a gene that promotes greater fertility in sheep.
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Kiwifruit may help sound sleep
06/10/2006
A small study commissioned by the kiwifruit marketing company Zespri found eating two pieces of kiwifruit one hour before bed can increase sleep quality by up to 40 percent.
