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Author: John Kerr

Media Coverage: Ant-dropping wasps causing a buzz

In the News  |  Published: 31 March 201101 April 2011

Previously unheard-of wasp behaviour documented by Victoria University scientists has gained major media coverage both in New Zealand and overseas. […]

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PODCAST: Green energy speakers from NZBio 2011

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 30 March 2011

Here are two more podcasts from the 2011 NZBio conference held in Auckland (March 21 – 23, 2011). These particular […]

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Experts respond to radioactive iodine-131 in UK

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 March 201130 March 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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ODT: New dyeing process makes wool ‘sexy’

In the News  |  Published: 29 March 2011

Textiles scientist Stewart Collie talks to the Otago Daily Times about the money-spinning potential of a new wool dyeing process  […]

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RadioLive: Dr Ian Lambie discusses paedophilia in New Zealand

In the News  |  Published: 28 March 201128 March 2011

RadioLive: Dr Ian Lambie, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, talks to Graeme Hill about paedophiles, breaking some widely held myths […]

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RadioLive: Janine Duckworth on the ‘pill’ for possums

In the News  |  Published: 28 March 201128 March 2011

RadioLive EnviroNews: Graeme Hill interviews Janine Duckworth, Landcare Research’s pest control specialist, on a new vaccine that might control the […]

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The Press: Scanner used on cliffs starts work in city

In the News  |  Published: 28 March 201128 March 2011

Press Reporter Paul Gorman takes a look at how geo-scanning technology, previously used to detect potential rockfalls and landslides, is […]

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