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In the News

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

Warmer homes help children with asthma

In the News  |  Published: 24 September 200801 December 2010

This nine-page paper, written by researchers at the University of Otago, was published today in the British Medical Journal. The […]

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Kiwis surveyed on the Large Hadron Collider

In the News  |  Published: 24 September 200801 December 2010

New Zealand Herald: Kiwis fear the atom-smasher, says survey The survey asked how closely people had followed news coverage of […]

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The Marsden Fund 2008: where is the funding going?

In the News  |  Published: 23 September 200801 December 2010

The Marsden Fund supports excellence in leading-edge research in New Zealand. Projects are selected annually in a rigorous process by […]

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Australia issues first license to clone human embryos

In the News  |  Published: 23 September 200819 June 2011

The firm Sydney IVF has access to 7,200 human eggs for its research after a license was granted by the […]

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AUDIO: Dr Richard Beasley on NZ-led research in The Lancet

In the News  |  Published: 19 September 200819 June 2011

An audio briefing for journalists undertaken at 2pm today (September 19, 2008) hosted by the Australian Science Media Centre. The […]

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BRIEFING: New Zealand input into global study

In the News  |  Published: 18 September 200822 September 2008

ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING – Friday 19 September at 2pm (NZT) – online (in collaboration with the Australian Science Media Centre) […]

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NEW RESEARCH: Birds outwit apes in physical reasoning

In the News  |  Published: 17 September 200819 June 2011

Universtiy of Auckland research published last year suggested that New Caledonian crows that were observed, used analogical reasoning rather than […]

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Climate change bill passed

In the News  |  Published: 12 September 200822 September 2008

The Government’s climate change legislation has now passed into law. The bill that sets up the emissions trading scheme (ETS) […]

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Conservation Week (7-14 September)

In the News  |  Published: 09 September 200822 September 2008

Conservation week takes place this week and is New Zealand’s biggest green event.  It’s been running since 1969 and is […]

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ESA’s gravity satellite GOCE to launch on 5 October

In the News  |  Published: 09 September 200822 September 2008

ESA’s Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) has been developed to bring about a whole new level of […]

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