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Helen Taylor

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Helen Taylor is a conservation genetics researcher at the University of Otago in Dunedin. Her time is currently split between remote islands around the country, and the lab/office in Dunedin.

Place your bets for the bird sperm grand prix – all in the cause of conservation

Place your bets for the bird sperm grand prix – all in the cause of conservation

Helen Taylor explains why she devotes her research to bird semen, and how an avian sperm race can help save one of New Zealand’s forgotten taonga, the hihi.

By Helen Taylor | 26th March, 2018

Paying the price to see the science superstars

Paying the price to see the science superstars

Tickets for 'rockstar' particle physicist Professor Brian Cox’s Auckland show went on sale this week. With seats priced from $90 to $215, are big popular science shows fostering elitism?

By Helen Taylor | 10th August, 2017