Stem cells made from skin likely possess the same potential as embryonic ones to grow into organ replacements, according to […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Channel 4 UK Q&A on swine flu
The UK’s Channel 4 News website asked leading experts to answer questions about swine flu. The Q&A is available in […]
Continue readingScientists respond – MED’s 2009 emissions report
The Science Media Centre is gathering comment from scientists on the Ministry for Economic Development’s latest report on the country’s […]
Continue readingUK scientists on latest animal research statistics
Medical experiments in the United Kingdom involving animals has shown its largest rise since modern records began, according to new […]
Continue readingNIWA seasonal climate outlook: July – September 2009
NIWA has released its next 3-month outlook: July – September 2009. The original can be found here, and is reproduced […]
Continue reading1969 and Apollo 11 – a retrospective
The 40th anniversary of humanity’s first steps on the moon is here, and the event is inspiring commentary all over […]
Continue readingLatest evidence on folic acid shows no increased cancer risk
Public debate is continuing over New Zealand and Australia’s plan to require bread manufacturers to fortify their products with folic […]
Continue reading‘Ant mega-colony takes over world’ – headlines mostly hype, says expert
Research reported online last week on BBC Earth News asserts that the vast numbers of invasive Argentine ants living in […]
Continue readingAusSMC: Discovery of first large Australian dinosaurs in 28 years
New research published in PLoS ONE today (Fri 3 July) describes the remains of three new species of dinosaur: two […]
Continue readingRemembering Joan Wiffen, New Zealand’s ‘Dinosaur lady’
Dr James Crampton, paleontologist and programme leader at GNS Science, comments: “I guess for me, her story is a wonderful […]
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