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Expert Reactions

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

IPCC global climate report – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 September 201328 March 2016

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released the first segment of the long awaited Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) summing […]

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Stem cells induced in living mice – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 September 201328 March 2016

Scientists have reprogrammed adult cells to revert to a stem cell state inside living mice. Induced pluripotent stem cells, which […]

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E-cigarettes comparable to patches – NZ research

Expert Reactions, In the News  |  Published: 09 September 201328 March 2016

Electronic cigarettes are as effective as nicotine patches in aiding smokers to give up tobacco, according to new research. However […]

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Expert on brain training video games

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 September 2013

Playing brain-training video games may help reverse the natural decline in cognitive abilities among older people, according to scientists who published their […]

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Updated: Fukushima ‘ice wall’ to contain radioactive water leak – Experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 September 201328 March 2016

10am, 5.9.13: Japan’s government will pour $500 million into an attempt to contain and treat contaminated water at the site […]

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Expert Q&A: Alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 August 201328 March 2016

United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has ordered the 20-strong inspection team investigating alleged use of chemical weapons in Damascus to […]

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Global burden of mental disorders and illicit drug use – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 29 August 201329 August 2013

Mental health and substance abuse disorders were the leading cause of non-fatal illness worldwide in 2010, according to a new […]

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Fonterra’s false alarm – what are Clostridium sporogenes?

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 August 201328 March 2016

The Ministry for Primary Industries has completed testing on Fonterra’s whey protein concentrate and found no trace of the potentially […]

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Alleged chemical weapons in Syria – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 August 201328 March 2016

Following allegations that the Syrian army used chemical weapons in Damascus, the government has allowed UN inspectors to investigate the […]

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Fukushima water leak – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 August 201328 March 2016

Radioactive water is leaking from holding tanks at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan . Minor earlier leaks […]

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