New Zealand's Biological Heritage (BioHeritage) is one of eleven National Science Challenges set up to answer the big questions in Aotearoa.
Our mission is to reverse the decline of New Zealand's biological heritage, through national partnership, to deliver a step-change in research innovation, globally leading technologies and community and sector action.
In short, we aim to: protect and manage our biodiversity, improve our biosecurity, and enhance our resilience to global threats and pressures.
00:08 Andrew Digby is a key figure in popularizing the kakapo program through social media. 02:42 Bold ideas often lead to innovation despite failure. 04:25 Tracking system for monitoring kakapo mating behavior 05:54 Kakapo population showing positive growth despite low genetic diversity 07:31 Sequencing the kakapo genomes for conservation purposes 09:05 Sequencing kakapo genomes for pedigree and fertility analysis 10:38 Genomic information crucial for disease resistance in Kakapo birds. 12:08 Sequencing kakapo genomes for conservation transformation. Crafted by Merlin AI.
This man is a fool. What does he want us to think? Mataranga Maori created the world? They didn’t know how to boil water until European Culture arrived.
So you are planning to apply a mythology to saving these trees, a mythology that claims whale skin and tree bark are the same. Good luck with that. I think you'll be disappointed, at least you will if you test the outcomes rigorously to avoid fooling yourselves.
