DNA Pioneer in SMC briefing As New Zealand forensic scientists prepare to mark 20 years of DNA testing in New […]
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Newsletter Digest: Wakefield chastised, the IPCC furore, and conventions galore
Lancet kills MMR paper 10 years on The move by London-based medical journal The Lancet to retract a ten year […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: The CRI Taskforce, a sequenced methanogen, non-smoking NZ and GM
CRI Taskforce set to give its verdict The CRI Taskforce, set up by the Government to review the structure of […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: US science delegation visit, Himalayan glaciers and NZ publishing flurry
Clinton’s science advisor jets in Expect New Zealand’s unease with genetic modification and options for alternative energy production to be […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Copenhagen, In Memoriam
Down to the wire for carbon deal Climate negotiators and heads of states will reconvene in a few hours with […]
Continue readingCOP15 update – COP Plenary, population and geoengineering
As COP15 gears up for its final big day, the deadlock has been broken, with the negotiations moving forward on […]
Continue readingCOP15 update – WHO, bio-sequestration and 4 degrees C (17 Dec)
More world leaders will arrive today, including New Zealand PM John Key, who will attend the royal banquet later tonight. […]
Continue readingCOP15 Update – IPCC, solar power and designing a global carbon market
In the plenary hall, the two separate streams of the conference are due to converge in the High-level segment this […]
Continue readingCOP15 update – drought, emissions cuts and big names
Today, the high level segment of the conference kicks off, with press briefings from Ban-Ki Moon, Schwarzenegger and Al Gore […]
Continue readingCOP15 update – Melting ice sheets, natural disasters and koalas (14 Dec)
Pressure begins to mount as events get underway for the final week of talks. There’s been a noticeable up-tick in […]
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