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Author: John Kerr

Experts respond: Fukushima now ‘Level 7’ Nuclear Incident

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 April 201115 April 2011

On Tuesday Japan upgraded the incident level for the Fukushima nuclear power plant from 5 to 7 on the International […]

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Media coverage: Dung beetles to improve kiwi farms

In the News  |  Published: 08 April 201115 April 2011

Landcare Research has announced its plans to use at least two species of dung beetle to improve New Zealand’s environment. […]

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Media Coverage: Kiwi scientists to UN: Top 5 Priorities for Health

In the News  |  Published: 07 April 201115 April 2011

A review article published in the Lancet this week put forward health priorities aimed at tackling some of the worlds […]

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Experts respond: Stem cells generate eye-like structure

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 April 201107 April 2011

Research published today in the journal Nature has found that stem cells from mice have an unexpected ability to spontaneously […]

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Media Coverage: Geo-engineering against climate change

In the News  |  Published: 06 April 201115 April 2011

Kiran Chug reported in today’s Dominion Post on a recent workshop run by the Royal Society covering geo-engineering techniques that […]

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Cliff-scanning laser at work in Christchurch

In the News  |  Published: 06 April 201115 April 2011

Three-dimensional laser scans of the shattered cliff faces of Christchurch’s seaside suburbs are helping scientists work out if any more […]

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Kiwi scientists to UN: Top 5 Priorities for Health

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 April 201115 April 2011

A review article published in the Lancet today puts forward health priorities aimed at tackling some of the worlds biggest […]

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Report on kiwi science education released

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 05 April 201115 April 2011

Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, today released his much-awaited report on the state of science […]

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Experts respond: More comments on Fukushima power plant and iodine-131

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 01 April 201101 April 2011

Efforts to control the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Nuclear powerplant in Japan have led to the release of radioactive […]

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Expert on links between major earthquakes

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 31 March 201131 March 2011

A paper published this week in Nature Geoscience reviewed 30 years of earthquake records and concluded that large earthquakes do […]

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