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A groundbreaking immunotherapy method that could potentially add years to healthy aging.

The fight against drug resistance in TB just got some real help

Turning non-recyclable personal protective equipment into water and vinegar

A devastating emerging disease that kills tens of thousands of people each year needs urgent investment

Stimulating humans’ sense of smell to prevent conditions such as Alzheimer’s Disease

Opening the door to new navigation technologies via quantum turbulence on a silicon chip

University of Queensland researchers have combined quantum liquids and silicon-chip technology to study turbulence for the first time, opening the door to new navigation technologies and improved understanding of the turbulent dynamics of cyclones and other extreme weather. Professor Warwick Bowen, from UQ’s Precision Sensing Initiative and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems said

Opening the door to new navigation technologies via quantum turbulence on a silicon chip

Samoan communities pragmatic and positive approach to impending climate changes

The resilience of Samoan communities in the face of climate change is providing a blueprint for other nations to follow, according to Samoa and Otago researchers. It is one of the first studies to examine Samoa’s grassroots ability to adapt to climate change, and its authors warn officials risk ignoring village expertise at their peril.

Samoan communities pragmatic and positive approach to impending climate changes

Slowing agricultural methane emissions is vital for the ongoing health of the planet and sustaining economies

An international research collaboration has made an important discovery in the quest to help lower global agricultural methane emissions. The team has identified new processes that control methane production in the stomach (rumen) of sheep and other ruminants. Specifically, they determined the microbes and enzymes that control supply of hydrogen, the main energy source for

Slowing agricultural methane emissions is vital for the ongoing health of the planet and sustaining economies

Call for for a global moratorium on heritable genome editing

A University of Otago bioethicist has added his voice to a global plea for a moratorium on heritable genome editing from a group of international scientists and ethicists in the wake of the recent Chinese experiment aiming to produce HIV immune children. In an article in the latest issue of international scientific journal Nature, Professor Jing-Bao

Call for for a global moratorium on heritable genome editing

Seneca Valley Virus could be the next breakthrough cancer therapy

Seneca Valley Virus sounds like the last bug you’d want to catch, but it could be the next breakthrough cancer therapy. Now, scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and the University of Otago have described exactly how the virus interacts with tumors — and why it leaves healthy tissues alone. The

Seneca Valley Virus could be the next breakthrough cancer therapy

First 3D colour X-ray of a human

What if, instead of a black and white X-ray picture, a doctor of a cancer patient had access to colour images identifying the tissues being scanned? This colour X-ray imaging technique could produce clearer and more accurate pictures and help doctors give their patients more accurate diagnoses. This is now a reality, thanks to a

First 3D colour X-ray of a human

Breakthrough Quantum Hard Drive Holds Data 100 Times Longer

Say hello to the world’s first solid state quantum hard drive. Storing data in a state of quantum entanglement could hold enormous promise for securing our online information, but right now we can only maintain these states for a short time before the entanglement fails. An Australian research team has found a way to store

Breakthrough Quantum Hard Drive Holds Data 100 Times Longer

Otago researchers invent handheld DNA diagnostic unit

A revolutionary handheld and battery-powered DNA diagnostic device invented at the University of Otago is poised to become a commonly used field tool for rapidly detecting suspected viruses or bacteria in samples while also determining the level of infection. The breakthrough device, dubbed Freedom4, will be unveiled today at the Queenstown Molecular Biology main meeting.

Otago researchers invent handheld DNA diagnostic unit

No returning to Eden: Researchers explore how to restore species in a changing world

Reversing the increasing rate of global biodiversity losses may not be possible without embracing intensive, and sometimes controversial, forms of threatened species management, according to a New Zealand zoologist and colleagues writing in the leading international journal Science. In a review article appearing in today’s edition, Professor Philip Seddon of the University of Otago and his

No returning to Eden: Researchers explore how to restore species in a changing world

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Granting legal ‘personhood’ to nature is a growing movement – can it stem biodiversity loss?
The rights-of-nature movement emerged as a response to economic pressures on ecosystems. But the success of projects depends on how well legal liability is defined.
Otago-led project wins seed funding
Research to enhance ice sheet modelling aimed at predicting future sea level rise has been given a boost thanks to seed funding from the Matariki Network of Universities (MNU).
Research finds life-changing results for homeless
These are the findings of a University of Otago-led study of health, income, and justice outcomes for 387 people in the first five years after they were housed in a Housing First programme. The ...
Wellbeing at heart of annual prize
The Richard Kammann Wellbeing Prize has been awarded to two Otago students this year – Ella Creagh for her research into physical exercise support for marginalised community members and Franz van ...
Double winners for annual wellbeing prize
The Richard Kammann Wellbeing Prize has been awarded to two Otago students this year – Ella Creagh for her research into physical exercise support for marginalised community members and Franz van ...

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Santana raises A$31.2m for gold mining
ASX-listed precious metals explorer, Santana Minerals, has raised A$31.2 million ($34.2m) through the issue of approximately 27.1 million ordinary shares to fund the development of its Bendigo Ophir ...
Weird, wacky and wonderful: Past Kiwi discoveries
It the wake of a 21-year-old swipe card being found in Antarctica, here are some other remarkable tales RNZ has told.
Farmers look to use their land in different ways
Brent Mountford is a sheep and beef farmer and keen conservationist.
Ten-year-old raises awareness for Autism Acceptance Month
Fa'alili Fa'alili is a 10-year-old who was diagnosed with autism when she was 2 years old. She has severe language delay, but enjoys music and reading. Video / Elizabeth Fa'alili ...
Domino’s store owner hurls abuse at grandmother
Confronting footage captured the moment a South Australian Domino’s store owner hurled verbal threats and - allegedly - actual pizza at a grandmother. Video / 7 News ...

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