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Expert Reactions

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

Marine uplift from Kaikoura earthquake – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 16 November 201611 April 2018

Among the startling images of landslides, broken roads and railway tracks tossed aside by Monday morning’s Kaikoura earthquake, we’ve also […]

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Magnitude 7.5 earthquake – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 November 201611 April 2018

Seismologists are racing to find out more about the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck the South Island shortly after midnight […]

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Could vaping be a new weapon to battle obesity? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 October 201611 April 2018

Electronic cigarettes with flavoured liquids could help with weight control, according to a commentary co-authored by New Zealand researchers. The […]

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Antarctic glaciers in hot water – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 October 201611 April 2018

Hundreds of metres of solid ice were lost from West Antarctica’s glaciers between 2002 and 2009, according to a US-led […]

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Environment Commissioner reports on agricultural greenhouse gases – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 October 201611 April 2018

A new report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Jan Wright, has called for New Zealanders to work together […]

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Fertile eggs created from mouse stem cells – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 October 201611 April 2018

Japanese researchers have successfully produced functional mouse eggs entirely in cell culture using stem cells. Their study, published today in Nature, […]

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Low sperm count following ICSI conception – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 October 201611 April 2018

A new study of men who were conceived in the 1990s using a now common fertility treatment has found they […]

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UPDATED: World’s first ‘three-parent’ baby – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 September 201611 April 2018

News broke overnight that a baby born in April was the result of a new technique using DNA from three […]

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UN brings the battle to superbugs – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 September 201611 April 2018

After a high-level meeting yesterday, all 193 United Nations member states have pledged to work together to tackle superbugs – […]

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UPDATED: National cat management strategy launches – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 September 201611 April 2018

Animal welfare and conservation groups will jointly launch a plan for cats, addressing impacts on wildlife and cat owners. The […]

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