Southern eDNA Society Conference 2025 Registration Open
Register now or submit an abstract to the second conference of the Southern eDNA Society!

To learn more about the Southern eDNA Society, visit their website here.
Register now or submit an abstract to the second conference of the Southern eDNA Society!

To learn more about the Southern eDNA Society, visit their website here.
What’s the truth about de-extinction? – A New Zealand perspective. Director of Otago University’s Palaeogenetics Laboratory Associate Professor Nic Rawlence gives an Aotearoa New Zealand perspective on de-extinction. In this webinar Nic delves into the science, ethics, and indigenous concerns surrounding de-extinction. The talk is about an hour plus the time for questions. Not only…
What’s the truth about de-extinction? – A New Zealand perspective. Date: October 14th 2025 Time: 11:00AM – 12:30PM De-extinction hit the headlines recently with the ‘resurrection’ of the dire wolf and the push to bring back the moa. However, can scientists actually de-extinct animals, and more importantly, should they bring them back? In this…
The treaty text says patent applicants will be required to disclose where the genetic resources used in an invention came from, and the indigenous people who provided the associated traditional knowledge. Read more here: https://phys.org/news/2024-05-agreement-biopiracy-treaty.html
Tahu Kukutai and Amanda Black argue that researchers must do much better in honoring the kaitiaki rights of Māori regarding the protection of indigenous nonhuman genomic data. Their work CARE-ing for Indigenous nonhuman genomic data — rethinking our approach was publish in the journal Science recently. This piece is well researched, clearly written, and a…