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American research has topped up the theory that a tipple a day is good for your health - but some New Zealand academics are no longer swallowing the idea.

Dunedin-based company Pacific Edge says it has been awarded a patent in Singapore for its colorectal cancer prognostic technology.

Study finds people blessed with more symmetrical facial features are more likely to selfishly focus on their own interests.

Business is booming at New Zealand's only commercial wildlife forensics and DNA diagnostics lab, EcoGene.

Study finds fault in a gene that normally helps the body repair its DNA increases a woman's risk of ovarian cancer six-fold.