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Expert Reactions

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

Cafe Scientifique – H1N1 + 1 = ?

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 31 July 200931 July 2009

Last night at The New Dowse, the topic of the monthly Lower Hutt Cafe Scientifique focused on swine flu – […]

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NIWA seasonal climate update: Aug – October 2009

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 July 200931 July 2009

“A pause before El Niño” NIWA has published its climate outlook for the next three months, and the gist of […]

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Oceania’s potential extinction crisis

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 July 200930 July 2009

A new paper published by Australian and New Zealand researchers has thrown into stark relief the potential ecological crisis facing […]

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Experts: New forests crucial to greenhouse gas reduction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 July 200927 July 2009

University of Canterbury experts say planting new forests, boosting sequestration in existing forests and increasing the use of wood as […]

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Welma Stonehouse: The importance of folate

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 July 200927 July 2009

Folate is essential for synthesis of DNA and is therefore required for all rapidly growing cells. Without folate living cells […]

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Expert comment on mouse stem cell paper in Nature

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 July 200924 July 2009

Stem cells made from skin likely possess the same potential as embryonic ones to grow into organ replacements, according to […]

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Channel 4 UK Q&A on swine flu

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 23 July 2009

The UK’s Channel 4 News website asked leading experts to answer questions about swine flu. The Q&A is available in […]

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Scientists respond – MED’s 2009 emissions report

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 July 2009

The Science Media Centre is gathering comment from scientists on the Ministry for Economic Development’s latest report on the country’s […]

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UK scientists on latest animal research statistics

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 July 2009

Medical experiments in the United Kingdom involving animals has shown its largest rise since modern records began, according to new […]

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NIWA seasonal climate outlook: July – September 2009

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 July 200917 July 2009

NIWA has released its next 3-month outlook: July – September 2009. The original can be found here, and is reproduced […]

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