Students investigate the physical and chemical properties of various honeys to design a way to distinguish Mānuka honey from other types of honey. Purpose Students develop their knowledge of ...
Secondary students learn about bacteria, how the immune system responds to them and the use of honey to kill them in infected wounds. Experiments to explore the properties of different types of ...
Students develop knowledge of new technology that enables fish oil to be added to food without a fishy taste or smell and design an advertisement to promote an omega-3 enriched food. Purpose To ...
You may have been spreading honey on your toast for a few years, but people have been using it to treat illnesses for thousands of years! Now honey is being used to make a product that can help ...
All honeys have properties that help them heal wounds. But how do they do this, and what’s so unique about Mānuka honey? The problem with wounds In normal situations, like a cut finger or a ...
Honey producer Comvita began on Great Barrier Island as a retirement hobby for Claude Stratford. Four decades on, the company is the world’s largest manufacturer of Mānuka honey, with beekeepers ...
What advantage does Mānuka honey have over other honeys?
Mānuka honey is a natural product. Every step in the Mānuka honey supply chain is monitored to ensure that the honey is kept as clean as possible. Why is this important?
Slideshow of images displaying various examples of different technologies.
Answer the questions in this quiz to find out how much you know about biotechnology.
This interactive explains the different cells, microorganisms and molecules involved in the human immune system.
