Sarah-Jane O'Connor, Author at Science Media Centre

New standards for warmer, drier rental houses – In the News

In the News | Published: 25 February 201926 February 2019

Landlords will have up to five years to install heaters, fans and insulation, under strict new standards to make rental […]

Tenure review to end – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 February 201914 February 2019

The Government has confirmed it will end tenure review in the South Island high country. Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage confirmed […]

Vitamin C, cancer and infection – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A | Published: 14 February 2019

Researchers will meet in Auckland this week to discuss the potential role of Vitamin C in cancer and infection. The Vitamin C […]

Surgical sterilisation – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 February 2019

The Hawke’s Bay DHB has reported inadequately-sterilised surgical equipment was potentially used on 55 patients. Blood-borne infectious diseases such as […]

Summer heatwave – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 January 201901 February 2019

MetService has warned there is a hot week ahead for many parts of the country, with many towns and cities set for […]

IVF ‘add-on’ is painful and ineffective – In the News

In the News | Published: 24 January 2019

University of Auckland researchers have found that a common fertility procedure does not increase success rates and have recommended that […]

Gene drive tested in mice – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 January 201908 February 2019

US researchers say they’ve had some success in testing out a gene drive in laboratory mice Using CRISPR genome editing, […]

Chinese government report on gene-editing scientist – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 January 201911 December 2024

The Chinese scientist who claims to have produced the world’s first gene-edited babies reportedly “deliberately evaded oversight” according to the […]