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Author: Peter Griffin

Business Day: Mapping of apple genome sets scene for new types

In the News  |  Published: 30 August 2010

Romy Udanga writes in Business Day about the release of the first complete draft sequence of the apple genome – […]

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Newsletter Digest: Water issues, food insecurity, NZ’s energy strategy and IPCC review results

Blog  |  Published: 30 August 2010

Wrangling over water issues Polluted rivers, dirty dairying, greening the MacKenzie Country, dams for hydro-power and water allocation — these […]

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Sunday Star Times: Jessica Alba wins in the mathematics of sex appeal

In the News  |  Published: 30 August 2010

According to research conducted by a Wellingtonian anthropologist, men find women with waist-to-hip ratios of 0.7 most attractive. The ratio […]

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Dominion Post: Researchers dying to discuss the afterlife

In the News  |  Published: 27 August 2010

Michael Forbes writes in the Dominion Post about Massey University researchers who aim to study near death experiences. The study […]

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3 News: Web full of unregulated cigarette advertising

In the News  |  Published: 27 August 2010

Samantha Hayes reports that a University of Otago study has found that despite an international ban on tobacco advertising, YouTube […]

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Timaru Herald: Land use impact on water ‘not known for decades’

In the News  |  Published: 26 August 2010

Gerald Piddock writes in the Timaru Herald about groundwater – scientists say that the impact on our groundwater of intensive […]

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NZ Herald: DNA focus of dolphin count

In the News  |  Published: 26 August 2010

Researchers will use DNA profiling to count Maui dolphins, which are the world’s rarest. An excerpt: (read in full here) […]

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NZ Herald: Top researcher dies

In the News  |  Published: 25 August 2010

Sir Graham Liggins has died, age 84.  The researcher was known for his landmark work in foetal development, and the […]

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NZ Herald: Gavin Ellis – Paying the piper

In the News  |  Published: 25 August 2010

Gavin Ellis shares his lecture notes about the end of journalism, and why predictions of its death have been exaggerated. […]

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NZ Herald: Auckland: Raised from the sea

In the News  |  Published: 24 August 2010

John Roughan writes in the NZ Herald about the creation of New Zealand – an event which happened fairly recently […]

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