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In the News

A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.

Pig cell trial underway – media coverage

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: […]

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Jon Morgan: Measuring science hard work

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: […]

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Jim Salinger: Arnie’s right on global warming

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. […]

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Folic acid in bread: the saga

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) […]

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NZ Herald: Moon landing giant step in view of Earth

In the News  |  Published: 20 July 2009

The New Zealand’s Herald editorial on the significance of the Apollo 11 moon landing 40 years ago today: AN excerpt: […]

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Chris Barton: CERN and science’s great collision

In the News  |  Published: 18 July 2009

A feature article by New Zealand Herald senior feature writer Chris Barton, who recently visited the site of the Large […]

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Massive Fiordland quake triggers tsunami alert

In the News  |  Published: 16 July 200916 July 2009

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the coast of Fiordland last night has made international headlines. The quake occurred at 9:22 […]

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Measles outbreak in Christchurch continues

In the News  |  Published: 15 July 200916 July 2009

A significant outbreak of measles in Christchurch is continuing to spread.   The incident started at the beginning of July […]

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New swine flu research: less deadly than previously thought

In the News  |  Published: 07 July 200909 July 2009

New research suggests that the current estimate of a 0.4% fatality rate for swine flu may be inaccurate.  The paper, […]

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Science Media Centre network set to grow

In the News  |  Published: 05 July 2009

Peter Griffin, London – It was a pleasant surprise to have on a sweltering London afternoon and with competition from […]

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