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Postdoctoral Fellow Dr John Ramana (University of Canterbury) wanted to paint a picture of what healthy kānuka looked like, but his team got a lot more than they bargained for.   In their latest research, John and…

Episode 5: What is green blindness really hiding? We explore the growing weed problem across Aotearoa New Zealand. Professor Margaret Stanley joins us to explain how weeds spread, why new…

Episode 4: What does gene editing mean for our future? We put genetic modification under the lens as Aotearoa New Zealand discusses a major law change. In this episode, we…

Episode 3: What is kauri dieback? Kauri dieback is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most urgent ecological challenges. In this episode, we explore how a microscopic organism met one of…

Episode 2: What is the difference between the “three bios”? How biosecurity, biodiversity, and bioprotection collide in moments of crisis. Through the story of the PSA kiwifruit outbreak, the team…

Episode 1: What is bioprotection? In our very first episode of Under the Lens, co-hosts Professor Amanda Black, Professor Peter Dearden and Dr Nick Waipara unpack what bioprotection means in…

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Did you know that the modern, popular weight loss drug owes its existence to a lizard? That’s right, the glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) antagonist known also as  Ozempic or Wegovy was…

Kara Pendavingh has just started her fourth year of her PhD at Massey University in Palmerston North. Looking back, the path has had plenty of obstacles and challenges that can…

Three Bioprotection Aotearoa Masters students graduated recently and have joined the work force. Here’s what Pearl Ruston has to say about what she accomplished during her Masters and what she’s…

Three Bioprotection Aotearoa Masters students graduated recently and have joined the work force. Here’s what Julia Palmer has to say about what she accomplished during her Masters and what she’s…

Three Bioprotection Aotearoa Masters students graduated recently and have joined the work force. Here’s what Tere Porter-Rawiri has to say about what she accomplished during her Masters and what she’s…