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Expert Reactions | Published: 24 July 200924 July 2009

Stem cells made from skin likely possess the same potential as embryonic ones to grow into organ replacements, according to […]

In the News | Published: 24 July 2009

NZPA: Pig Transplant Company Set To Start Monkey Trials For Parkinsons Dominion Post:Diabetics queue up for pig treatment The Australian: […]

Blog | Published: 23 July 2009

Virtually every week here at the Science Media Centre, we get calls from young science or journalism students who are […]

In the News | Published: 23 July 2009

Dominion Post writer Jon Morgan on the financial returns required of publicly-funded scientific institutions. Read in full here. An excerpt: […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 July 2009

The UK’s Channel 4 News website asked leading experts to answer questions about swine flu. The Q&A is available in […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 July 2009

The Science Media Centre is gathering comment from scientists on the Ministry for Economic Development’s latest report on the country’s […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 22 July 200924 July 2009

New Zealand Association of Scientists President Kathryn McGrath on Dr Peter Gluckman’s maiden speech in his new capacity as Chief […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 July 2009

Medical experiments in the United Kingdom involving animals has shown its largest rise since modern records began, according to new […]

In the News | Published: 22 July 2009

Climate scientist Jim Salinger writing in the Herald about California’s record on climate change mitigation policy: read in full here. […]

In the News | Published: 21 July 200923 July 2009

The debate about whether to make the addition of folic acid mandatory in all New Zealand bread (barring organic breads) […]