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Author: Peter Griffin

The week ahead in science (to April 24)

Blog  |  Published: 17 April 2009

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Low vitamin intake linked to asthma – BMJ

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 April 2009

A low intake of vitamins A and C could raise the risk of asthma, a team which reviewed 40 studies […]

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From the RSNZ journals: Road kill, parasites, plant invasion

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 16 April 200916 April 2009

A number of papers appearing in journals published by the Royal Society of New Zealand are now available online and […]

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The Kyoto numbers – mixed reaction to mixed messages

Blog  |  Published: 16 April 200916 April 2009

The surprising news in the latest Ministry for the Environment summary of our Kyoto Protocol unit position, which puts us […]

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Australia’s fibre grand plan – an engineer’s view

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 15 April 200915 April 2009

John Nixon, an engineer and chief executive of Auckland-based Optical Network Engineering, gives a telecommunications expert’s view on Australia’s A$43 […]

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David Cohen – NBR column: Science reporters in the dark

In the News  |  Published: 15 April 2009

A column by National Business Review media commentator David Cohen on the media’s coverage of autism and MeNZB. An excerpt: […]

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The week ahead in science (to April 16)

Blog  |  Published: 09 April 2009

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Italy’s deadly earthquake – scientists respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 April 200907 April 2009

Italy’s deadliest earthquake in nearly three decades has killed at least 150 people, left tens of thousands homeless and smashed […]

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The mother of all oil spills

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 06 April 2009

Professor Ravi Naidu is the Managing Director of the Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment. […]

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Iranian technology from a Kiwi technologist’s perspective

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 06 April 200906 April 2009

George Jones, past President of the Royal Society’s Wellington branch, recently visited Iran and was given an insight into the […]

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