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Expert Reactions

A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.

Probable Covid-19 case in Northland – Expert Reaction

Probable Covid-19 case in Northland – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 January 2021

Health officials are working under the assumption that a Covid case detected in Northland is one of the more transmissable […]

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Voluntary saliva tests for quarantine workers – Expert reaction

Voluntary saliva tests for quarantine workers – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 January 202122 January 2021

Workers in managed isolation facilities will have the option of having their spit tested for COVID-19 on a daily basis, […]

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US to rejoin Paris climate accord – Expert Reaction

US to rejoin Paris climate accord – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 January 202121 January 2021

Newly inaugurated US President Joseph Biden has signed an executive order re-entering the country into the Paris climate accord. The […]

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New tech to find missing shareholders of Māori land – Expert Reaction

New tech to find missing shareholders of Māori land – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 January 202121 January 2021

Researchers have developed a tool to help find missing shareholders in Māori freehold land.  Missing and incomplete records mean that […]

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COVID-19 emerging variants – Expert Reaction

COVID-19 emerging variants – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 January 202114 January 2021

The global community is rushing to respond to new variants of the novel coronavirus, which appear to spread faster than […]

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NIWA’s annual climate summary 2020 – Expert reaction

NIWA’s annual climate summary 2020 – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 January 202120 January 2021

Last year was the seventh warmest on record for New Zealand, according to NIWA’s annual climate summary for 2020. It […]

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Could wildfire smoke spread infectious diseases?

Could wildfire smoke spread infectious diseases?

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 December 202018 December 2020

Wildfire smoke has the potential to carry and spread infectious bacteria and fungi up to “hundreds of miles”, but more […]

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COVID-19 vaccine portfolio rounded out – Expert Reaction + Graphic

COVID-19 vaccine portfolio rounded out – Expert Reaction + Graphic

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 December 202018 December 2020

Border workers are expected to be the first group vaccinated for COVID-19 by winter, as enough jabs are pre-purchased to […]

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New coronavirus variant spreading in Britain – UK SMC Expert Reaction

New coronavirus variant spreading in Britain – UK SMC Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 15 December 2020

There are reports that a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been found circulating in parts […]

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Researchers claim proof chronic fatigue syndrome is a bodily disease – Expert Reaction

Researchers claim proof chronic fatigue syndrome is a bodily disease – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 15 December 202015 December 2020

Researchers claim they have “unequivocally proved” that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is not a psychosomatic disease. One of their studies finds mitochondria – […]

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