Kim Knight at the Sunday Star Times chats to Kiwi scientist Ann Horsburgh about her role in National Geographic’s US documentary […]
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Asthma vaccine patented by Kiwi scientists
Dominion Post reporter Nikki MacDonald interviews the Wellington scientists who have found, and patented, a new vaccine for asthma. The research – a […]
Continue readingNZ ranks 10th in global ageing report
New Zealand is the 10th best country in the world to grow old in, ranking above both Australia and the […]
Continue readingClimate and canoe offer colonisation clues
Two new studies from Australian and New Zealand authors have shed light on the travels of the first Polynesian settlers […]
Continue readingClimate change centre stage at UN summit
The United Nations Climate Summit, concluding in New York this week, has put climate policy firmly back on the political agenda. […]
Continue readingParacetamol in pregnancy linked to ADHD – research
Using paracetamol, one of the mainstays of over-the-counter pain relief, during pregnancy has been linked to the development of Attention […]
Continue readingSuperbugs and 3D printing – 3rd Degree
Antibiotic resistance and 3D printing — and the scientists who study them — garnered prime-time screen time on the latest episodes of TV3’s current affairs […]
Continue reading‘Scientific whaling’ decision – experts respond
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has voted in favour of a resolution restricting Japan’s scientific whaling program, but a representative […]
Continue readingCollaboration aims for rheumatic fever vaccine
Australian and New Zealand researchers are teaming up to tackle the challenge of developing a vaccine for rheumatic fever. The […]
Continue readingArtificial sweeteners and glucose intolerance – experts respond
A new study published in Nature suggests that consuming commonly used artificial sweeteners may actually increase the body’s post-meal uptake of […]
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