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• ‘Green’ diesel

  24/08/2010

  A team at a Veranis Corporation workshop in Lower Hutt has concocted a secret formula that mixes water droplets with diesel to make a greener fuel.

• Computer game for stroke patients

  23/08/2010

  A New Zealand company is using a computer game to help stroke patients get their muscles moving again.

• Ground-breaking DNA discovery

  16/08/2010

  Massey University scientist Wayne Patrick has engineered an improved version of ligase, an enzyme used in DNA biotechnology.

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Featured Events

• Ever Wondered? TV series

  07 Aug, 2010 to 31 Aug, 2010

  During August, TVNZ 7 will be focusing on science and technology with an exciting range of programmes, both local and international.

• Neighbourhood Engineers Awards

  27 Apr, 2010 to 22 Oct, 2010

  The Neighbourhood Engineers Awards gives prizes to the most innovative technology projects undertaken by students in collaboration with teachers and volunteer engineers.

• The Science of Fashion

  24 Jul, 2010 to 24 Oct, 2010

  The Science of Fashion at Te Manawa Art Gallery showcases outfits from AgResearch’s Designer Collection, created from revolutionary new fabrics developed by its wool technologists.

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Radio New Zealand audio

• Clinical trials facility – Part 1

  01 Jul, 2010

  Medications must go through human clinical trials to show they are safe and effective to use before they can be sold in pharmacies or prescribed to patients.

• Genes, smell and taste

  24 Jun, 2010

  At the Molecular Sensing Laboratory at Plant and Food Research (Mt Albert), research is under way to determine if variation in odour receptor genes changes our sense of smell, taste and flavour.

• Gene therapy and cancer

  17 Jun, 2010

  This programme investigates research into a new way of treating cancerous tumours using gene therapy.

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