Overnight six Italian scientists and a government official were found guilty of manslaughter for underestimating the risks of a killer […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Bad news for women: negative media and stress – experts respond
With 24 hour news channels, smart phones and constant exposure to the internet, it is almost impossible to avoid news […]
Continue readingNobel prize in chemistry – experts respond
Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka have been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for groundbreaking discoveries that reveal the […]
Continue readingNobel Prize for Physics – experts respond
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Serge Haroche and David J. Winelan. The Laureates independently invented […]
Continue readingNobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology – experts respond
Expert reaction to Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology awarded to John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka The comments below were […]
Continue readingEU finds GM maize and cancer study ‘inadequate’
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has conducted an initial review into a highly criticised French study linking herbicide resistant […]
Continue readingFertile mouse eggs created from stem cells – experts respond
Japanese researchers have turned mouse stem cells into germ cells that give rise to eggs in living mice, which then […]
Continue readingLow allergy milk from engineered cow – experts respond
New Zealand scientists have genetically engineered a cow to produce milk lacking beta-lactoglobulin, a protein to which some people are […]
Continue readingNovel coronavirus – experts respond
The World Health Organisation has issued a notification highlighting a novel virus which comes from the same family as the […]
Continue readingStudy on cancer and GM maize – experts respond
A new study released overnight claims that GM maize treated with the herbicide RoundUp causes a variety of cancers in […]
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