30 Mar 2022

Predator Free 2050 to research gene editing of rats and stoats

From Midday Report, 12:45 pm on 30 March 2022

Predator Free 2050 will invest nearly $7 million on new projects to eradicate rats, stoats and possums from all of Aotearoa.

Professor Neil Gemmell of University of Otago has just received $200,000 from Predator Free 2050 to finding ways to detect mammalian pests using DNA.

He spoke to Māni Dunlop about his research and the Predator Free goals.