Prime Minister John Key today launched the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre, which will be headquartered in Palmerston […]
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The Press: The power of the Earth
Luke Appleby, writing in The Press, puts into context the recent Chilean earthquake, the energy it produced, and its effects. […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Scientists plan human genes for cows, goats
Eloise Gibson reports in the New Zealand Herald on a proposal to put human genes into livestock with the aim […]
Continue readingDom Post: GE cows face death if super milk rejected
Kiran Chug reports in the Dominion Post that AgResearch may have to slaughter genetically modified cows if a current application […]
Continue readingDom Post: Have faith that scientists will save the planet
Bob Brockie writes in the Dominion Post on the promise that science can save the planet from climate change. He […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Rock solid grounding in the study of life
Angela McCarthy writes in the New Zealand Herald about the study of geology, and the careers that geology graduates have […]
Continue readingNelson Mail: Satellite helps cave rescues
The Nelson Mail reports on the successful testing of a new technology to help rescue stranded and lots cavers. The […]
Continue readingDom Post: Mum might be wrong about good-for-you tucker
Kiran Chug of the Dominion Post reports that a one-size-fits-all approach to nutrition could soon become far more personal, thanks […]
Continue readingWaikato Times: Competition too great says West
Chris Garner reports in the Waikato Times that Andy West, chief executive of AgResearch, is not surprised by the recent […]
Continue readingODT: Researchers reveal genome of pea aphid
John Gibb reports in the Otago Daily times on the publishing of the complete genome of the pea aphid. The […]
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