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2008-07-19 00:08:34




Every New Zealander with an internet connection is being invited to take part in a unique research project.

Using the same software that is harnessing the power of about three million computers worldwide to search for extraterrestrial life, a Massey University professor wants to enlist help in unravelling the kiwi genome.

David Lambert, an evolutionary biologist at Massey's New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, hopes hundreds of thousands of people will take part in the effort, which he expects to take a number of years.


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