Genetics

Have you noticed that some of us suffer way more than others when infected with the flu bug? No, this is not about gender but genes! There's a genetic reason why some of us get sicker than others when… Audio

A New Zealand geneticist is calling for a radical shake up on how medical treatments are matched to Pacifika pepole after carrying out an extensive study of their DNA. Audio

Principal Research Associate and Director of Genomics/Transcriptomics at the University of Cambridge Institute of Metabolic Science, where he studies food intake and obesity. He visited New Zealand to… Audio

Year 12 student at Orewa College, whose presentation, Synthetic Biology - Engineering the Future, won her the Secondary category and Premier Award at the 2015 Sir Paul Callaghan EUREKA! Awards. Audio

A million dollar study into the genetic reasons behind New Zealand's obesity epidemic has been announced today. Audio

An ambitious attempt to find out why New Zealanders are some of the fattest people in the world has been launched in Queenstown today. Audio

New Zealand scientists are planning the biggest study ever into the genetic reasons behind New Zealand's obesity epidemic. Audio

Bronwen Connor and her team at the University of Auckland are looking at ways of reprogramming human cells with the aim or treating brain injuries and diseases like Parkinson's and Huntington's. Audio

Dr Peter Dearden and his proposal to sequence 100 so-called Taonga Genomes - the genetic blueprints of New Zealand's most treasured native species. Audio

An international team of researchers have decoded the entire genetic blueprint of the North Island brown kiwi. Audio

The genome of the North Island brown kiwi has just been published by an international team of researchers Video, Audio

Two hundred New Zealanders living in London have had their DNA tested in the culmination of a project to trace our genetic makeup. Audio

A San Francisco biotech company, Pembient, is trying to make substitute rhino horns in the lab. Matthew Markus is its CEO. Audio

Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists on the development of a 'viral CV' that charts all the viruses you've been exposed to over your lifetime. Audio

Science news with Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists. A gene for pain is discovered, and a robot that can adapt to injury and even walk with a limp! Audio

In less than 20 years a rare contagious cancer has decimated Tasmanian devil numbers by 85 percent, but a vaccine may be on the way Audio

Nessa Carey's just written 'Junk DNA: A Journey Through The Dark Matter of the Genome' (Icon Books). Audio