The Government is launching New Zealand’s largest-ever species protection programme, increasing the use of aerial 1080 to control pests and […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
DDT exposure and Alzheimers – experts respond
UK SMC: An increased risk for Alzheimer disease appears to be associated with elevated blood levels of a byproduct of the […]
Continue readingA simpler way to make stem cells? Experts respond
Researchers in the US and Japan have developed a revolutionary new technique for creating pluripotent stem cells by exposing mature […]
Continue readingNOAA: 2013 equal fourth hottest year on record – experts respond
AusSMC: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US has released its global temperature analysis for 2013. It […]
Continue readingAustralian smoulders under extreme heatwave
Health alerts have been issued and bushfires threaten as a major heatwave hits heavily-populated parts of Australia this week. Our […]
Continue readingCaffeine boosts long-term memory – experts respond
UK SMC: Scientists published in Nature Neuoscience today have concluded that caffeine enhances long-term memory by improving the process of memory […]
Continue readingExperts on modelling effects of geoengineering
UK SMC: Our colleagues at the Science Media Centre in London gathered expert reaction to new study modelling the effects […]
Continue readingFDA crackdown on antibacterial soaps – experts respond
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is calling on soap manufacturers to come clean about how effective antibacterial hands […]
Continue readingMaui’s dolphin extinction risk
A major international conference on marine mammals in Dunedin this week has focused attention on efforts to halt the extinction […]
Continue reading‘Break the tyranny of the luxury journals’ – Nobel laureate
In UK newspaper the Guardian, Nobel Prize winner Randy Schekman calls for an end to the scientific community’s dependence on […]
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