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In the News

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

NZH: Polypill set to combat killer condition

In the News  |  Published: 01 April 2009

An article in today’s New Zealand Herald looks at a five-pill trial involving Auckland University and New Zealand patients that […]

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Body mass index and mortality – the risks of being obese

In the News  |  Published: 30 March 2009

A new study was published in The Lancet this month, which looked at body mass index (BMI) and cause-specific mortality […]

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New Pacific Food Security Report

In the News  |  Published: 26 March 200919 June 2011

A new report is published this month by the Obesity Action Coalition on Food Security for Pacific Peoples in New […]

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NZH Q&A with Tim Groser on climate change and Copenhagen

In the News  |  Published: 23 March 2009

Read the Q&A by Herald environment writer Eloise Gibson in full here. An excerpt: NZH: Will the Government announce new […]

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Emerging kiwi scientists awarded research fellowships

In the News  |  Published: 18 March 2009

The Foundation for Research Science and Technology has announced this year’s recipients of its annual postdoctoral fellowships. Research topics for […]

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Climate science hands off to the politicians

In the News  |  Published: 18 March 200918 March 2009

The International Scientific Congress on Climate Change in Copenhagen wrapped up last week with a series of key messages it […]

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New scientific research units for AUT

In the News  |  Published: 13 March 2009

AUT: Eradicating a cause of economic loss in New Zealand’s dairy industry is one of several key research areas for […]

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Agresearch, Lincoln University to merge

In the News  |  Published: 10 March 2009

Announcement from AgResearch and Lincoln University issued today at 11am. The Chairman of AgResearch and the Chancellor of Lincoln University […]

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NZ ruminants research in the Wall Street Journal

In the News  |  Published: 03 March 2009

The Wall Street Journal’s South East Asia bureau chief Patrick Barta, visited New Zealand to report on research efforts underway […]

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Bob Brockie: From Darwin to Destruction

In the News  |  Published: 02 March 2009

Bob Brockie writing in the Dominion Post outlines how German biologist Ernest Haekel perverted the work of Charles Darwin to […]

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