Television dramas like CSI Bones and Criminal Minds – can create false expectations and impressions of forensic science, especially in the courtroom. Listen to this radio broadcast from 9 ...
In 1995, New Zealand became the second country in the world to collect and store DNA profiles in a databank. Since then, forensic scientists and Police have used the national DNA Profile Databank ...
Living Cell Technologies (LCT) is a New Zealand company at the forefront of xenotransplantation research. Use our resources to explore why and how they’re using pig cells to treat disease. Animal ...
In this activity, students work through a series of slides to learn about the collection and processing of DNA evidence and use DNA profiling to solve a crime. The activity provides experience ...
In this activity, students use role-playing to explore different stakeholders’ perspectives on the issue of using pig cells to treat type 1 diabetes. Transplanting pig cells into humans is a type ...
In this activity, students explore a variety of recent biotechnologies and consider their impact on society. The activity can be adapted to suit student level and interest. The slide show ...
Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and eventually even the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In this online ...
In this unit plan, students develop a mobile evidence collection system to collect forensic evidence from a crime scene in a reliable, repeatable way. They are provided with some material for ...
This unit plan is designed for students in years 6-8. When someone mentions the word ‘butterfly’, what image pops into your head? Chances are it’s the monarch or the white butterfly, as these are ...
Fire is generally portrayed as frightening and destructive by the media. Humans have increasingly been able to manage fire by improved detection ability and improved fire control methods. In the ...
Type 1 diabetes is currently treated with insulin injections, but this is an imperfect process that can have severe health complications. Live cell transplants improve on this treatment because ...
LCT is trialling encapsulated pig cells to treat type 1 diabetes, but this technology may also be applied to other diseases with cell loss. For example, in patients with Parkinson’s disease ...
Bob Elliott has spent his career researching type 1 diabetesType 1 diabetes is caused by the death of clusters of cells in the pancreas called islets of Langerhans (or islets). Islets produce the ...
Use this slideshow to solve a crime, and to learn how the collection and processing of DNA evidence and DNA profiling are used to solve a crime.
An overview of the process used to make a pig cell transplant treatment for type 1 diabetes.
An overview of the quality control checks used within the process to make a pig cell transplant treatment for type 1 diabetes.
