Genomics Aotearoa is a collaborative research platform for genomics and bioinformatics

A lack of consensus among international conservation regimes regarding albatross taxonomy makes management of these ocean roaming birds tricky. Imogen Foote's PhD research aims to generate whole genome data for some of our most threatened albatrosses in a first attempt to bring their taxonomy into the genomic era.

Genetic-based tools are providing PF2050 with potential to explore alternative control methods for the most challenging species for New Zealand to eradicate – the rat.

The GA-sponsored Genome: Science of Life exhibition closed on Friday May 27. The museum recorded 4,212 visitors and their social media campaign was viewed 97,485 times with a reach of 55,904 people. The museum team say this is an amazing success for an exhibition. Real time sequencing by Nathan Kenny (Ngāi Tahu and Te Ātiawa), Louise Walker and Katerina Achilleos from the University of Otago was a highlight of the exhibition, with 130 tamariki taking part. If you didn't catch it this time around, the exhibition will be held again between November 16 2022 and February 19 2023. 

The bilberry grows wild across northern Europe, where its coloured berries are harvested for food and medicine. The plant belongs to the same genus as the North American blueberry, but unlike the pulp of blueberry, which is light green, the bilberry is red or purple. A gene mapping project at Plant & Food Research, funded by Genomics Aotearoa, has revealed much about the berry’s unique pigments, with exciting potential for our horticulture industry.