Alison Campbell • Sep 16, 2016 •
So, I own a pocket wolf… Oh, OK, I own a little black mini-poodle. But, like all dogs, he has the same number of chromosomes as a wolf! There’s been several articles posted recently about the evolution of domestic dogs. While we’ve tended to think that domestication didn’t begin until humans began to settle down & develop agriculture, DNA analysis suggests … Read More
Erica Mather • Jul 02, 2016 •
A recent study identifies promising new breeding sites on the Otago Peninsula and the Catlins coast for New Zealand sea lions. Researchers have prioritised the identification and protection of potential breeding habitats for recolonisation along the South Island coast. The subantarctic islands are home to the only three breeding colonies of the New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri, … Read More
Sarah-Jane O'Connor • Jan 29, 2016 •
A certain circle of social media has been abuzz the past few weeks with news from Whenua Hou and Anchor Island about the kakapo breeding season. Today an excited post announced that one female, Kuia, on Anchor Island was sitting on two eggs with maybe more on the way. Why is this so thrilling? Kuia is … Read More
Guest Work • Feb 15, 2010 •
By Prof. Jack Heinemann* Dr. Nina Federoff, the science advisor to the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, voiced more blatantly in New Zealand what many other advocates of large-scale plantings of genetically engineered (GE/GM) plants sought to imply for years: ’There’s almost no food that isn’t genetically modified. Genetic modification is the basis of all evolution.’ This stance … Read More