Chris Barton writing in today’s New Zealand Herald slams the section 92a provisions of the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act […]
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Experts respond: Australia’s draft carbon reduction legislation
The Australian Science Media Centre rounded up comment from scientists on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme exposure draft legislation released […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Mike Lee on the Hauraki Gulf as a marine park
Mike Lee, Hauraki Gulf conservationist and chairman of the Auckland Regional Council, laments the slow progress towards establishing the Hauraki […]
Continue readingHow bad is the worldwide bee decline?
New Zealand has a love affair with bees. Not only are we a significant producer and consumer of honey and […]
Continue readingExperts respond: Obama’s stem cell research policy shift
The British Science Media Centre rounded up comment from scientists on President Obama’s move to lift limits on embryonic stem […]
Continue readingAgresearch, Lincoln University to merge
Announcement from AgResearch and Lincoln University issued today at 11am. The Chairman of AgResearch and the Chancellor of Lincoln University […]
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Continue readingSMC Briefing: Biosecurity – heading off the threats
LISTEN ONLINE: MEDIA BRIEFING: Tuesday, 10 March 10.30am As an isolated, island nation, New Zealand has managed to keep at […]
Continue readingIs this genie worth letting loose?
There’s a scene in the film Gattaca, which was written by New Zealand-born writer-director Andrew Niccol, that was going through […]
Continue readingGenetic testing – the legal and ethical questions
Lawyers, scientists and health officials gathered in Wellington yesterday to discuss the findings of the University of Otago’s Human Genome […]
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