The latest report from the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, covering the climate outlook and its potential […]
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A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.
Smelly genes identified by NZ researchers
Changing the name of a rose might not alter its smell, but a few tweaks in you DNA could, according […]
Continue readingDrug funding key issue at conference
Academics, advocates, patients and politicians wrestled over the legal, ethical and scientific issues surrounding the funding of treatments for suffers […]
Continue readingCar occupants exposed to more pollution than cyclists
Ongoing research at the University of Canterbury has found that the air inside cars contains more pollutants than the air […]
Continue readingMore 1080 needed to save native birds and plants – Environment Commissioner
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says DOC should use more 1080 poison in pest control. The Commissioner, Dr Jan […]
Continue readingFlying NASA telescope in Christchurch skies
A NASA telescope will be scanning the skies above Christchurch for the next few weeks — flying 12km up in […]
Continue readingBiosecurity forum looks hard at NZ border
Biosecurity in New Zealand- have we gone soft at the border? was the title of a conference which has raised […]
Continue readingMultiple sclerosis research finds new hope in old drugs
University of Victoria Immunologist (and Science Media SAVVY alumnus) Dr Laura Greene, features in this TVNZ news segment highlighting how […]
Continue readingKiwi chick gives hope for species survival
A kiwi chick released on an island off the Kapiti coast may be the key to securing the future for […]
Continue readingPhar Lap’s genome to be sequenced
DNA from the New Zealand-born legendary racing horse Phar Lap is to studied in the hope of identifying the genetic […]
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