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Expert Reactions

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

AusSMC: Experts on first results of swine flu vaccine trial

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 September 200917 September 2009

From the AusSMC: Preliminary results from the first study of CSL’s pandemic H1N1 vaccine show an immune response in adults […]

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Early vaccination could stifle swine flu in the US

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 September 200911 September 2009

Researchers say a vaccination programme starting in September, reaching 70 per cent of the US population and targeting children first, […]

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Facial expressions open to interpretation

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 September 200904 September 2009

The way we perceive and remember another person’s facial expressions is greatly influenced by how we initially interpret their mood, […]

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CO2 reduction favoured over untried geoengineering

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 September 200904 September 2009

A year-long Royal Society of London study looking at geoengineering techniques designed to combat climate change suggests such schemes could […]

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ETS Review released: Trading scheme preferable to carbon tax

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 31 August 200910 September 2009

The Emissions Trading Scheme select committee set up by the Government to review the emissions trading framework put in place […]

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NIWA seasonal climate outlook: September – November 2009

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 31 August 200902 September 2009

“A windy spring ahead with drier than normal conditions in many regions.” NIWA has published its climate outlook for the […]

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Nitrous oxide – the big baddie of greenhouse gases

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 August 200931 August 2009

Nitrous oxide, which comes from natural and man-made sources, is the most damaging of greenhouse gases according to scientists who […]

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Mother’s diet has life-long implications for children

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 August 200931 August 2009

A mother’s diet before and during pregnancy can help determine when a daughter reaches puberty and her own reproductive capacity […]

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Few serious reactions to HPV vaccine in US & NZ

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 August 2009

Three years after the Gardasil vaccine was licensed in the US to protect against the human papillomavirus, or HPV, research […]

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PODCAST: Australia’s Biodiversity and Climate Change report

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 August 200917 August 2009

At opening today of the 10th International Ecology Congress (INTECOL –  jointly hosted by the New Zealand and Australian Ecological […]

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