2009 RNZ Archive
Looking for a radio broadcast about biotechnology? Browse the Radio New Zealand audio archive on the Hub.
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Genetic screening of plants
22 Oct, 2009
Sue Gardiner gives a tour through the Plant & Food Research laboratories in Palmerston North and describes her research, which uses genetic markers to screen for beneficial traits in plants.
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Leukaemia vaccine research
15 Oct, 2009
Robert Weinkove explains why he is developing a new immunotherapy for treating leukaemia that would stimulate the patient’s own immune system to fight the cancerous cells.
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Booster Broccoli
23 Sep, 2009
Researchers at Plant & Food Research have bred a new variety of broccoli that contains high levels of glucosinolates.
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Zebrafish and genetic research
27 Aug, 2009
Zebrafish are small tropical fish being used to help genetic research into human cancers and developmental diseases.
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Forensics and chemical signatures
23 Jul, 2009
Chemical signatures can be used to trace tea, coffee, wine and even gold and silver back to their origin to help solve crime and fraud.
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Regenerative medicine – a new generation therapeutic
28 May, 2009
Regenerative medicine offers the potential to grow replacement skin, cartilage and bone. New Zealand-based regenerative medicine researchers are building links with researchers in the UK.
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Kākāpō molecular genetics
09 Apr, 2009
DNA fingerprinting is being used to identify individual kākāpō and their family relationships on Stewart Island.
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Genes and ethics
02 Apr, 2009
Mark Hanaghan, leader of the Human Genome Research Project, and clinical geneticist Ingrid Winship discuss genes and ethics.
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Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday anniversary
12 Feb, 2009
Darwin’s theories are discussed by current leading evolutionists as his 200th anniversary is celebrated around the world.
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Treating melanoma
29 Jan, 2009
New research on treating melanoma is discussed by scientists Mike Berridge and Melanie McConnell from the Malaghan Institute.
