Peter Dearden

Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon dies aged 92 It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the Gurdon Institute.

Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon dies aged 92 cam.ac.uk/research/news/…

Very sad news. A remarkable scientist! He will be always with us.🌻www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...92

We're looking for a new lecturer, here at the Department of Biochemistry in Dunedin, New Zealand. "Applications are invited in all areas of biochemistry, molecular genetics, and bioinformatics." otago.taleo.net/careersectio...

Are you looking for a lectureship in biochemistry, molecular genetics, or bioinformatics? Come and enjoy the greatest place for kayak fishing and a fun research+teaching career.

*there are other fun things to do here too.

My Department has a permanent, full-time, resarch and teaching job for someone awesome. details here.... otago.taleo.net/careersectio...

Fridge to Freedom | Bioprotection Aotearoa You may have recently read about the Department of Conservation spending around $100,000 per year for the past 4 years to house and manage snails. Now, these aren’t just any...

Ned the snail got a dating campaign 🐌💔 … but he’s not even from Aotearoa.

Meanwhile our endangered taonga the Powelliphanta augusta snail are in containers fighting for survival.

From fridge to freedom — a story on how we value biodiversity, by @whenua.bsky.social + @peterkdearden.bsky.social

Fridge to Freedom | Bioprotection Aotearoa You may have recently read about the Department of Conservation spending around $100,000 per year for the past 4 years to house and manage snails. Now, these aren’t just any...

Hi folks. @whenua.bsky.social and I wrote a thing about my favourite snails. bioprotection.org.nz/fridge-to-fr...

It’s air pollution. We would be screaming if it were outputs from a factory

She was the last: Penguin starvation crisis sparks call for emergency fishing ban The fate of the hoiho - among the world’s rarest penguin species - rests with two ministers.

Pulled lifeless from a commercial fishing net off the Otago coast, the adult female yellow-eyed penguin had drowned in a silent, unseen death.

She was the last known breeding-age female Hoiho from the Sandfly Bay colony.

#NZOverFishing

@dshb-antibodies.bsky.social Hi folks- I can't get to your website to order more of your delicious antibodies- what's up?

The Māori values that make good sense in science The Indigenous beliefs underpinning soil chemist Amanda Black's approach could deliver a more inclusive research culture, she says. The Indigenous beliefs underpinning soil chemist Amanda Black's approach could deliver a more inclusive research culture, she says.

Recognised as a changemaker, our Director, Professor Amanda Black opens a brand-new series from the Nature podcast team — and how science, Indigenous knowledge, and leadership can shape the future of our ecosystems.

🎧 Listen now: zurl.co/aV3mu

South Dunedin!

Evening all

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To rewrite the Rolling Stone headline. ‘First they didn’t resurrect the dire wolf, now they ain’t going to do the Moa’

Moa "de-extinction" plans announced - Expert Reaction An overseas company has announced plans to "bring back" the South Island giant moa. Colossal Biosciences, working with Ngāi Tahu Research Centre and Canterbury Museum, says it expects to "resurrect" t...

The Science Media Centre has gathered several expert reactions to the "de-extinct the moa" publicity announcement. Each is withering in a different way. www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/07/09/m...

The moa resurrected? We have written about this before - what ecosystems are we loosing now, and who decides what's worth saving?

bioprotection.org.nz/de-extinctio...

Just three more sleeps until #GSA2025 kicks off in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland!

Bring your love of science, your curiosity, and maybe a rain jacket - just in case 🌧️🧬

We can't wait to see you there!

Schematic of a proposed general scheme for polyphenisms.

Polyphenisms: a developmental perspective

In this Review, Peter Dearden @peterkdearden.bsky.social describes mechanisms that establish polyphenisms, current gaps in our understanding and their importance to developmental biology.

journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Do you have his number?

That’s them!

Exactly. And I think solid energy did for a bit before they went bust. Then we picked up the bill.

So you dig a hole, sell the contents, and then go bust to avoid the consequences of your hole. Shouldn’t the tax payers alliance be complaining about the obvious transfer of tax payer money from the state to private pockets?

If you don’t want to spend millions of dollars managing the last of a species- don’t destroy their habitat for a quick buck

A giant New Zealand land snail

They are also beautiful

Yup. That’s what they did here in New Zealand. And we are still suffering from their cookie cutter idiocy

DOC spends hundreds of thousands to care for snails after mining destroys home But an OIA reveals hundreds of thousands of dollars has been spent to do so.

Yes. Money is being spent on snails. These are unique, remarkable and of huge scientific importance. If we hadn’t destroyed their environment we wouldn’t have to spend the money. And yes Genomics Aotearoa is doing genetic analyses to support effective management.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

I wrote a thing. Polyphenisms: a developmental perspective url:https://journals.biologists.com/dev/article-abstract/152/12/dev204693/368280/Polyphenisms-a-developmental-perspective

Dr Sankalita Ray Das from Otago Biochemistry's Bicknell Research Group won the Otago Medical School Research Society Research Staff Speaker last night – Congratulations! 😊

Great initiative from our undergrads coming up next month

Editing embryos against common diseases- polygenic snake oil