Pioneering forensic scientist Wayne Chisnall is to receive the John Harber Phillips Award, which aims to ‘promote, recognise and reward […]
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Whale strandings — what science can tell us
ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING (Wed 20 Oct): Last month’s mass stranding event of over 70 pilot whales on a remote Northland […]
Continue readingMaking sense of statistics – the first World Stats Day kicks off
Today marks the first ever World Statistics Day, a UN initiative aimed at ‘celebrating the many contributions and achievements of official statistics’ […]
Continue readingFish oil during pregnancy – benefits questioned
New research led by the University of Adelaide challenges advice that pregnant women should increase their intake of fish oil. […]
Continue readingNew report – public’s attitudes to science
Today sees the launch of the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology’s third report on public attitudes to science. The […]
Continue readingThe Press: Earthquake trigger identified
Excerpt: (read here in full) Scientists believe they have unearthed the trigger for the Canterbury earthquake. Their potential breakthrough involves […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: New ministry chief executives named
Extract: (click here to read in full) Research, Science and Technology Foundation chief executive Murray Bain will take over the […]
Continue readingWeightloss drug Reductil withdrawn – experts respond
A Ministry of Health advisory committee yesterday recommended the weight-loss drug sibutramine (marketed as Reductil) be withdrawn after a major […]
Continue readingPodcast: FarmsOnLine to aid biosecurity outbreak responses
Five years on from Operation Waiheke, the government’s response to a foot and mouth outbreak on Waiheke Island that turned […]
Continue readingElevated trans fats in dairy supply may be linked to health risk
New Zealand Herald’s Chris Barton investigates new evidence of palm kernel-derived trans fats in New Zealand dairy products and their […]
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