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2064 days ago

Fascination Science public lecture Tuesday (26 March) - Demented yeast and obese flies

Joachim from Albany

Our next lecture in the Fascination Science series will go ahead on Tuesday 26 March 7pm-8.30pm at Massey University's Auckland campus in Albany in the Sir Neil Waters lecture theatre.

Please join Prof. Sepp Dieter Kohlwein from the University of Graz, Austria for his talk on

Demented yeast and obese flies: model organisms in biomedical research.

What do obesity, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and cancer have in common? Their causes root in an imbalance of highly complex mechanisms that control thousands of biochemical reactions in trillions of cells in the human body.

The complexity of these processes demands the use of ‘model organisms’ in biomedical research, such as yeast, fruit flies, or roundworms, to obtain a better understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms in healthy and diseased cells.

The elucidation of these processes in humans is a mere impossible task – and who would ever agree to experiments on their own body?

More information: www.massey.ac.nz...

Sign up for the lecture (optional): masseyuniversity.cmail19.com...

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4 days ago

What's your favourite recipe for courgettes?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Kia ora neighbours. If you've got a family recipe for courgettes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our January 2025 issue.

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5 days ago

Poll: Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Australian Prime Minister has expressed plans to ban social media use for children.

This would make it illegal for under 16-year-olds to have accounts on platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Social media platforms would be tasked with ensuring children have no access (under-age children and their parents wouldn’t be penalised for breaching the age limit)
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Do you think NZ should follow suit? Vote in our poll and share your thoughts below.

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Do you think NZ should ban social media for youth?
  • 85.5% Yes
    85.5% Complete
  • 13.3% No
    13.3% Complete
  • 1.1% Other - I'll share below
    1.1% Complete
2045 votes
1 day ago

Quick tour of our reformer Pilates studio in Browns Bay...

Paul from Your Pilates Spot

Join us in this brief video tour. Why not come try it out with a free intro session?