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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
‘Running out of IP addresses’: the facts
A number of articles have appeared in the press recently about the world having almost run out of IP addresses […]
Continue readingExperts on New Zealand Herald coverage of Liggins Institute research
Research co-author Dr Deborah M Sloboda, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Liggins Institute and Deputy Director, National Research Centre for Growth […]
Continue readingExpert reaction to paper on floods and climate warming
UK/CANADA SMC: Expert reaction to Nature Letters ‘Human contribution to more-intense precipitation extremes’, Seung-Ki Min et al., and ‘Anthropogenic greenhouse […]
Continue readingHair samples reveal P lab kids’ long term exposure to methamphetamine
Scientists at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research have been testing hair samples taken from children found in illegal […]
Continue readingRapid Roundup: Bushfires in Perth – experts respond
Bushfires in Perth which began yesterday have destroyed or threatened a number of homes, farms and vineyards, and forced hundreds […]
Continue readingRadiation from cardia angioplasty or myocardial perfusion imaging increases cancer risk
A study of more than 82,000 heart patients in Quebec was published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). […]
Continue readingMeat ‘gassing’ – what are the facts?
News reports within the last day or two have revealed that some of New Zealand’s meat undergoes a process called […]
Continue readingBiodiversity breakdown in NZ – experts respond
Knock-on effects from bird loss are relentlessly changing the make-up of New Zealand native forests, according to new research published […]
Continue readingExperts on potential impact of Cyclone Yasi
As Queensland braces for one of the most powerful cyclones in years, our colleagues at the Australian Science Media Centre […]
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