Dr Richard Webby, a New Zealand virus researcher based in the US, this week gave a public lecture on influenza […]
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SMC Heads Up to 16 Feb: Leading flu researcher comes home, Kauri tree rings and more…
The Science Media Centre’s latest Heads-Up newsletter is out – bringing you the latest science and tech news and a […]
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New research has found that drivers who consume cannabis within three hours of driving are nearly twice as likely to […]
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Older women who regularly take a heartburn drug known as a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) may have a slightly higher […]
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New Zealand farmers stand to gain $52 million over the next five years from scientific innovation which has given a […]
Continue readingSeal mummies harbour microbial secrets in Antarctica
Researchers in Antarctica have co-opted some unlikely assistants in their examination of microbial communities in the southern continent. Mummified seals, […]
Continue readingInnovation – what can we learn from Europe?
Innovation has become a major touchstone for policymakers and scientists as New Zealand makes changes to some of its state […]
Continue readingNZ innovation underpins global probe of sheep genome
New Zealand science has made a key contribution to international research which has laid open the genetic history of sheep […]
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Director of the UK Science Media Centre, Fiona Fox, discusses the interplay between universities, journalists and editors in the wake […]
Continue readingKauri tree rings give new insight into El Nino/La Nina cycles
Climate scientists interested in how El Nino/La Nina weather patterns may interact with future global warming are expected to take […]
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