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Author: John Kerr

Nanotech risks require regulation

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 12 October 201112 October 2011

A new opinion article in Cosmos magazine examines nanotechnology regulation – an issue which was the focus of a recent […]

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Rena: experts on oil dispersants and natural breakdown

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 October 201111 October 2011

UPDATE: Winds now pushing oil onto the Bay of Plenty coast could turn offshore on Thursday, forecasters say.  State science […]

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Rena oil spill: Information and expert resources

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 October 201113 October 2011

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Rena oil disaster looms

In the News  |  Published: 10 October 201110 October 2011

The grounding of the Rena container ship on the Astrolabe Reef in the Bay of Plenty poses a substantial environmental […]

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Wild GM Canola in United States

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 October 201107 October 2011

American research has shown that genetically modified canola plants grow outside of defined cultivation areas and that the plant’s modified […]

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Marsden Fund recipients announced

In the News  |  Published: 06 October 201106 October 2011

Glaciers, neurobiology, Maori TV and algebra are just a few of the subjects to explored by the recipients of this […]

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New Zealand scientists to study flu deaths

In the News  |  Published: 05 October 201105 October 2011

Why do some people die from the flu and others don’t? New Zealand researchers have been awarded a grant from […]

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Election 2011 – Major parties on agri-policy

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 05 October 201105 October 2011

In the lead up to the election, the Dominion Post has quizzed National and Labour on what the key issues […]

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Astrophysicists awarded Nobel Prize

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 October 201105 October 2011

The Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to a group of astronomers whose research revealed that the universe is […]

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Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 October 201104 October 2011

The Nobel Prize, the highest honour in science, was today awarded to three distinguished researchers in the field of Physiology […]

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