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• Unleashing immune system against cancer

  06/10/2008

  Novel treatments for melanoma are being developed by an international research team.

• DNA tests identify animal kingdom killers

  06/10/2008

  DNA tests adopted from human forensics are being used to identify killers in the animal kingdom, which can then help efforts to protect New Zealand’s most endangered species.

• Marine molecules in the spotlight

  01/10/2008

  An international team of marine chemists and biochemists are working on a five-year project to develop new health-promoting marine oils and protein ingredients.

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• Rutherford science competition 2008

  05 Jun, 2008 to 31 Oct, 2008

  Essay and poster competitions for all New Zealand school students from years 1–13.

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  13 Aug, 2008 to 15 Oct, 2008

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• 2007 Young Scientist of the Year

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  Jessie Jacobsen is the 2007 MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year for her innovative research on Huntington's disease.

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  22 Feb, 2007

  A team of University of Auckland scientists have discovered how stem cells migrate through the brain.

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