Dr. Helen Taylor received her PhD from Victoria University and has research interests that span conservation genetics, ecology, behaviour and reproductive biology. She currently works in the University of Otago's Gemmell Lab, in a team researching the intersection of genomics with ecology, population, conservation and evolutionary biology. As part of pioneering research into the tuatara on Takapourewa/Stephens Island, home to the country's largest tuatara population, this week, Dr Taylor and her team managed to capture the reptile's sperm on camera for the first time - a finding that could greatly improve our knowledge of reproduction in this unique reptile, and aid conservation management of this important taonga.