RNZ: This Way Up

Our pets are experiencing an epidemic of undiagnosed and chronic digestive distress, according to microbial ecologist Holly Ganz. She's sampling piles of posted pet poop in order to explore new treatments.

Pet poo problems, Selfie Nation, are microbes making rain? Also controlling cells using 'biopaints'.

In NZ, the average life expectancy for a male born last year is 91 years, but a woman born in 2016 can expect to live to 93. Why is that? Science journalist Angela Saini tries to answer the question in her new book Inferior.

Could TVNZ live-streaming be the beginning of the end for Freeview, plus more EU scrutiny of Google and the big tech story of the week – hacking tools stolen from the NSA are again used in a major cyberattack

The sequencing of an entire human genome in 2003 was hailed as a great victory, but in reality, it wasn't complete. The uncharted regions of the genome could play a role in cancer and autism, some scientists believe.

'Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas' or accuracy, power, and speed; it's the motto of the International Practical Shooting Confederation, and the key qualities you'll need if you're going to succeed at practical shooting. We visit Rotorua Pistol Club to meet Don Perry, and the organisers and competitors at the King of Carbine competition.

Practical shooting competiton, the missing pieces in the code of life, cyber attacks, and why women live longer than men.

Practical shooting is a gun sport where the emphasis is on moving quickly between targets against the clock. This Way Up's Simon Morton goes along to Rotorua Pistol Club to see how it's done.

The race is on to develop the next generation of wearable technologies that will make our lives better, easier and more productive... in theory. Professor Paul Lukowicz, who specialises in AI, talks about the latest in wearables design.

Tech news with Peter Griffin and UBER's CEO Travis Kalanick steps down after his controversial stint in the spotlight. And from renewing a passport to paying your speeding tickets; how often do you deal with the government online? Finally, fake news, the rise of the messaging app, and more of us are reading the news in bed than on our commutes! These are some of the key findings from the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2017.

Young Finnish people are moving into Helsinki's biggest state-run rest home as the country grapples with a housing crisis. 

Sports fans are a demanding lot. They want live action, instant replays and super slow mo, as well as perceptive commentary and insightful analysis supported by the latest data beamed live and direct from the field as well as from the players themselves. Animation Research in Dunedin brought you the graphical interpretation of the 1992 Americas Cup. Fast forward 25 years and we can all be yachting experts without any of us falling overboard or the sea spray and lifejackets: all you need today is a screen! Similar technology is now being used in televised coverage of golf so the spectator will know far more about how a player is performing than the golfer or their caddie out on the fairway. Ben Taylor is the golf operations manager at Animation Research. He's just been working on TV coverage of the 117th US Open golf championship at Erin Hills in Wisconsin.

The tech transforming golf, young folks' home in Finland, news in bed, and where to with wearables?

Soon spectators at home will know far more about how a golfer is performing than the player or their caddie. Ben Taylor from Animation Research in Dunedin is helping develop the technology.

Further evidence Parkinson's disease may be triggered in the intestine raises hopes for earlier diagnosis and scientists in South Africa discover the disease trajectory of tuberculosis.