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Pig heart beats in baboon for two years – US expert reaction
International scientists may have overcome an key obstacle in xenotransplantation, successfully transplanting a heart from a pig into a baboon […]
Continue readingHuman sacrifice built complex societies – In the News
Ritual human sacrifice played a central role in helping those at the top of the social hierarchy maintain power over […]
Continue readingAcademics push for sugary drinks tax – In the News
In open letter published this weekend, public health researchers are calling on the Government to introduce a tax on sugary […]
Continue readingProf Peter Kemp on GMOs in the Hawke’s Bay
Writing in Hawke’s Bay Today Professor Peter Kemp, Head of the Institute of Agriculture and the Environment at Massey University, […]
Continue readingThe art of science advice – RNZ
Radio New Zealand science journalist Veronika Meduna recently quizzed New Zealand’s chief science advisor, Sir Peter Gluckman, and Australia’s newly-appointed […]
Continue readingKiwi teens sizzle in the sun – In the News
New Zealand teens are shirking sun-smart clothing and the grown-ups looking after them are not doing much better, according to […]
Continue readingMeth contaminated homes, what’s the risk? – Expert reaction
Costly clean-ups for ‘P’-contaminated homes have been grabbing headlines, but what are the real risks facing a family moving in? […]
Continue readingAnorexia study seeks NZ volunteers – In the News
New Zealand scientists are putting the call out for volunteers with, or having recovered from anorexia nervosa, to take part […]
Continue readingNZ island conservation success – In the News
New research championing New Zealand’s conservation approach to creating predator free islands has received wide media coverage. The study, published […]
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