Sally Gilbert, Manager, Environmental and Border Health, commented today on the risk of mercury poisoning from energy-saving lightbulbs; “The public […]
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A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.
Dementia on the rise
Alzheimer’s New Zealand has released a report indicating the number of dementia sufferers in New Zealand is significantly higher than […]
Continue readingPotential breakthrough in cancer drug treatment
News out of the United Kingdom yesterday of a new cancer drug described as “groundbreaking” by the London-based Institute of […]
Continue readingERMA to reassess methyl bromide
The Environmental Risk Management Authority has decided to begin a reassessment of the fumigant methyl bromide – a process that […]
Continue readingCompact fluorescent lights and mercury poisoning
An article published in the August issue of Investigate that hit news stands on July 20 highlights concerns about energy-saving […]
Continue readingNEW RESEARCH: Preventing sudden cardiac death
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Continue readingEuropean Community – NZ Science and Technology Agreement
On Wednesday 16th July in Brussels, the New Zealand Ambassador to the European Union, HE Peter Kennedy signed on behalf […]
Continue readingInterview about the Large Hadron Collider
Radio New Zealand’s Kathryn Ryan interviews an expert from the European Organisation for Nuclear Research. Listen to the interview here. […]
Continue readingA round-up of media coverage of FRST funding
Lanzatech’s $12 million funding win for a cleaner alternative to petrol, primary-sector funding boosted and money directed into research in the […]
Continue reading$785 million in FRST funding divied up
FRST funding – top 5 recipients of funding AgResearch $67,228,000 Industrial Research Ltd. $54,364,000 New Zealand Institute of Crop & […]
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