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Kiwi genomes explain the unusual characteristics of an endangered bird

2015-07-22 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld

[NEWS] The kiwi bird's unique nocturnal behaviour is linked to some altered genes that eliminate color vision and others that modify its sense of smell, according to the first kiwi genome published in the open access journal Genome Biology. Kiwis are endangered, ground-dwelling birds endemic to New Zealand. They are the smallest and only nocturnal representatives of the ratites - a group of flightless birds that includes the ostrich and emu. They are also unusual in that…

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Kiwi Regional Airlines buys plane

2015-07-17 07:56:55| Airlines - Topix.net

Kiwi Regional Airlines will soon have it's first plane on the ground in New Zealand. Investor and shareholder 2 Cheap Cars has put out a press release saying it has bought a Saab 340A "through its subsidiary Kiwi Regional Airlines" from SprintAir in Poland, and says it should arrive within weeks.

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Kiwi artist Henry Hargreaves brings his death-row meal exhibition home to NZ

2015-07-02 03:30:58| Apparel - Topix.net

The last meal of 49-year-old Ronnie Lee Gardner, convicted of murder, burglary and robbery, as recreated in Henry Hargreaves' No Seconds series. A New York-based Kiwi artist and food photographer has returned home to showcase his thought-provoking exhibition about death row prisoners' last meals.

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Fonterra Cooperative Group cuts Kiwi milk price amid dairy supply glut

2015-05-28 03:32:02| Food - Topix.net

New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has cut the price it expects to pay its Kiwi farmers for milk for the second time in two months as persistent oversupply of dairy products weighs on commodity prices. Fonterra, the world's biggest dairy exporter and the second-biggest dairy processor in Australia, on Thursday cut its 2014-15 farmgate milk price forecast by NZ10 to to $NZ4.50 per kilogram of milk solids, the lowest level in eight years.

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NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may decline amid stronger greenback, weaker dairy auction

2015-04-13 06:25:45| Food - Topix.net

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