ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING – FRI 22 MAR The ‘big dry’ continues, with the entire North Island officially declared a drought […]
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Text-based Q&As and media briefings with experts on topical issues in the science and technology world.
‘Beyond the limits’ Freshwater scientists speak out
Is current intensification of land use damaging our waterways beyond repair? Deteriorating water quality and arguments over access to water […]
Continue readingFracking in New Zealand – experts on the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, today released her report on hydraulic fracturing (fracking). The PCE’s report […]
Continue readingBRIEFING: Unravelling your genome
Your genome – the billions of bits of DNA code that make up the instructions needed to make you who you […]
Continue readingObesity, children and the future – ANZOS 2012 Briefing
What we feed ourselves and our children will shape the future of New Zealand. The complex problem of obesity – […]
Continue readingClimate change & the media – Prof Raffaella Ocone
Climate change is simultaneously happening, not happening, man-made, natural, a hoax and the end of the world as we know […]
Continue readingFood security – How will we feed 9 billion people in 2050?
Global food supply will have to double by the middle of the century to feed the world’s burgeoning population, and […]
Continue readingPoultry vaccine DNA swap creates new viruses
Researchers from the University of Melbourne have discovered that two different vaccines used to control an infectious disease in chickens […]
Continue readingSMC Briefing: Electric car technology
Electric vehicles are now a global reality, but what are the market and regulatory challenges we face in creating an […]
Continue readingSMC briefing: folic acid in foods
Adding folic acid to foods is back on the table — here’s a chance to get your head around it. […]
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