Zebrafish

Dr Don Love and his team are using zebrafish as a research tool to study heritable diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Zebrafish are small tropical fish being used to help genetic research into human cancers and developmental diseases.

Proteins have many different roles within our bodies. They are coded for by our genes and form the basis of living tissues. They also play a...

The human eye contains structures that allow it to perceive light, movement and colour differences.

Both science and mātauranga pūtaiao build knowledge and understanding about our world. Often, we start with curiosity about something we’ve noticed and we want to find...

Seaweek is New Zealand’s annual national week about the sea. It is coordinated by the Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre (MERC) and includes...