Bioscientists go bananas for GM law reform

Bioscientists go bananas for GM law reform
Hema Sridhar of The Centre for Informed Futures addresses the Life Sciences summit in Wellington. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Greg Hurrell
The 2025 Life Sciences Summit's kickoff by talking bananas probably shows that New Zealand bioscientists are ready to roll up their sleeves and get stuck into genetics research.Two years ago, speakers were busy giving impassioned speeches about how much NZ’s ban on most genetic engineering (GE) research was harming science and the economy. In 2024, there was a clear sense that the battle had been won, as then Science Minister Judith Collins promised that change was on the way.This year, Wellington’s third life sciences even...

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