Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about AgResearch ending its cloning trials, due to the death rates of laboratory […]
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Why science communication is vital
At this morning’s SCANZ conference in Auckland, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, gave a speech about […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Kepler launch, when science stories go bad, SMC is hiring
Spacecraft’s progress tracked from NZ The Johannes Kepler unmanned spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station after […]
Continue readingExperts on New Zealand Herald coverage of Liggins Institute research
Research co-author Dr Deborah M Sloboda, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Liggins Institute and Deputy Director, National Research Centre for Growth […]
Continue readingExpert reaction to paper on floods and climate warming
UK/CANADA SMC: Expert reaction to Nature Letters ‘Human contribution to more-intense precipitation extremes’, Seung-Ki Min et al., and ‘Anthropogenic greenhouse […]
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Continue readingHair samples reveal P lab kids’ long term exposure to methamphetamine
Scientists at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research have been testing hair samples taken from children found in illegal […]
Continue reading3 News: World’s largest tidal power scheme planned for Kaipara
Adam Ray reports for 3 News about the approval of plans for a giant tidal powerplant on the seabed of […]
Continue readingMedia coverage: Extreme weather conference in Wellington
More than 200 scientists are gathering this week in Wellington to share information and better understand extreme weather events in […]
Continue readingThe Press: A big discussion about small things
Radio presenter Kim Hill will be hosting a panel discussion, to be held in Canterbury, in which nanotechnology experts will […]
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