Increasing use of nanotechnology in consumer products has sparked interest in whether the potential risks arising from the technology are […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Viral cancer therapy shows early promise – experts respond
Scientists are cautiously optimistic about a trial cancer therapy which uses a virus to selectively kill tumor cells. Canadian researchers […]
Continue readingExperts Respond: Potential avian influenza resurgence
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has today urged heightened readiness and surveillance against a possible major resurgence of […]
Continue readingIs chocolate good for the heart?
High levels of chocolate consumption might be associated with a one third reduction in the risk of developing heart disease, […]
Continue readingNZ salmon research makes a splash in Canada
Research led by a New Zealand scientist has shown that salmon farming in Canada may be having a negative impact […]
Continue readingNZ and youth suicide – experts respond
New Zealand has the highest female youth suicide rate in the OECD, but also shows high life satisfaction in international […]
Continue readingExperts on maternal obesity and risk of asthma in adolescence
Overweight women who become pregnant could be putting their children at risk of developing asthma in their teens, research released […]
Continue readingExperts on radioactive sulphur from Fukushima
The journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has published a paper on radioactive sulphur detected in California, […]
Continue readingFood insecurity – the issues and the solutions
With record inflation in New Zealand, growing unease about the price of milk and rising food costs globally, nutrition experts […]
Continue readingImpacts of hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’
Hydraulic fracturing — a technology commonly known as “fraccing” or “fracking” — widely used in the oil and gas industry […]
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