Anastasia Rickard has always been interested in genetics, but is taking a less traditional approach to demonstrating the impact of inheritance and science in our lives.
A Genomics Aotearoa project has developed a significant new process that will help researchers interpret and develop genetic health information - an epigenome-wide association study pipeline.
A New Zealand - Australia collaboration has produced the first full genome sequence of the ship (or black) rat, a milestone in New Zealand’s Predator Free 2050 research.
Metagenomics, the study of genetic material recovered directly from environmental samples, is giving microbial ecologists a much more detailed look at the previously hidden diversity of microscopic life, significantly adding to our understanding of the living world.
A programme to improve genomic knowledge that will impact on the wellbeing of New Zealanders and will be co-developed and co-governed with Māori has been given the go-ahead.
DNA studies have long provided a window into the ancestry and the genetic potential of a species, be it an animal, microbe, human or plant. But we are only now beginning to realise that it’s not just the organism itself but also the environm