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Expert Q&A

Text-based Q&As and media briefings with experts on topical issues in the science and technology world.

Briefing: Dietary supplements – the good, the bad and the ineffectual

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 20 November 200924 November 2009

Dietary supplements are an increasingly common part of our lives, but should they be? A sophisticated, multibillion dollar industry exists […]

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Are carbon sinks keeping up with emissions increase?

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 18 November 200918 November 2009

While natural carbon sinks have historically been able to absorb over half of global carbon dioxide emissions, this may no […]

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PODCAST: Climate science – preparing for Copenhagen

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 11 November 200911 November 2009

Next month, the world will gather in Copenhagen for the UN Climate Change Conference (7 – 18 December) to negotiate […]

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Climate science and Copenhagen — media update

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 10 November 200912 November 2009

SMC ONLINE BRIEFING: 10 am Wednesday 11 November Next month, the world will gather in Copenhagen for the UN Climate […]

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Should we put biowaste on our agricultural land?

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 12 October 200912 October 2009

Biowaste is the unavoidable end-point of our civilisation.  It’s made up of all of our waste, including biosolids (sewage sludge) […]

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The P problem – is banning pseudoephedrine the answer?

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 06 October 200920 October 2009

The Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, has been tasked with finding ways to fight New Zealand’s worsening methamphetamine […]

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Virtual water – what is it, and what does it mean for NZ?

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 11 September 200915 September 2009

Virtual water – defined as the total amount of water used in the production of anything from a cup of […]

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NZ Scientists urge complete rethink on sustainability

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 02 September 200903 September 2009

New Zealand’s approach to sustainability is fundamentally flawed according to a group of experts who say a radical overhaul of […]

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Tackling methane emissions – the science involved

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 11 August 200913 August 2009

As the world’s governments prepare to gather in Copenhagen to hammer out an agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions, New […]

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Xenotransplantation and the LCT trials in New Zealand

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 17 July 200919 June 2011

UPDATE: Living Cell Technologies, a New Zealand-based biotech firm, has just announced that it is commencing trials on a potentially […]

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