Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 12:57 pm
Researchers investigating the susceptibility of several
plant species to myrtle rust as part of Ngā
Rākau Taketake, the BioHeritage National Science
Challenge’s MBIE funded programme on kauri dieback and
myrtle rust, have observed myrtle rust infection on mānuka
seed capsules.
In 2019, scientists from Scion and
Plant & Food Research with the partnership and support
of mana whenua, Ngāti Tamateatutahi and Ngāti Kawiti,
established field monitoring sites in Auckland and Rotorua
to investigate how natural myrtle rust infection affects
plant growth or survival, and how environmental factors
contribute to myrtle rust development. The sites included
Wednesday, 3 March 2021, 8:57 am
Traci Houpapa (Waikato Maniapoto, Taranaki, Tūwharetoa)
MNZM JP joins the Science for Technological Innovation
(SfTI) National Science Challenge Board.
SfTI is
pleased to announce Traci Houpapa appointment to its Board:
“Traci is a well-known and a highly respected Māori
leader. It is an honour to welcome her to our Board with the
wealth of expertise and knowledge she brings, along with her
strong relationships with Māori, iwi and business
sectors,” says John Bongard ONZM, CRSNZ and inaugural SfTI
Board Chair.
Traci is committed to encouraging and
promoting Māori participation and leadership in
agribusiness technology development. She has been an avid
A secure future: Prof Asma says the next generation must be nurtured from young because the sciences are an important component of the economy. File photo
MALAYSIA must start nurturing the next generation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals from young because the sciences are an important component of the economy.
Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) president Prof Datuk Dr Asma Ismail (pic) said Covid-19 is proof that individuals and industries in the sciences are spared the negative economic repercussions resulting from the pandemic.
“Businesses in general are impacted but corporations that have science, technology and innovation as their foundations are shielded, with some actually recording a growth.
Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 1:36 pm
The High-Value Nutrition (HVN) National Science Challenge
has awarded $1,297,299 in funding for research which, in
collaboration with industry partners Wakatū Incorporation
and Chia Sisters, will explore the potential health benefits
of incorporating the Aotearoa New Zealand native species
kawakawa (
Piper excelsum) as part of a functional
beverage for markets in Japan and South East Asia. The main
objective of the project is to explore whether such a
beverage can impact metabolic and immune health in human
intervention studies, with secondary objectives related to
regulatory considerations and consumer studies.
The
research will be led by Dr Chris Pook at the Liggins