Expert Reactions

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 December 201811 February 2019

The Government has released the report from the Mental Health and Addiction Inquiry. The Inquiry’s recommendations include suggestions to form […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 November 201808 February 2019

Chinese researchers have claimed to have used CRISPR gene editing in human embryos that have resulted in the birth of twin […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 November 201811 February 2019

Twitter bots play an enormous role in spreading misinformation, according to a study conducted during the 2016 US presidential election […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 November 201811 February 2019

The Government has today announced a funding increase of $13.75 million over three years for research to combat the spread of kauri […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 November 201822 November 2018

NASA has announced the landing site for its Mars 2020 rover, which is due to touch down in February 2021 in […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 November 201823 November 2018

The National Science Challenges have been through their mid-way reviews, with Minister Megan Woods announcing on Saturday that all have […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 November 201811 February 2019

Under the Paris Agreement, nations agreed to limit global warming to less than 2C above pre-industrial levels, but even that […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 November 201813 November 2018

A new report from Royal Society Te Apārangi summarises what we know about how our increased exposure to artificial blue light […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 November 201811 February 2019

A rare strain of meningococcal disease has killed 6 people this year, triggering the Ministry of Health to ask doctors and […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 November 201811 February 2019

Traditional seed banking – storing seeds at low temperatures – will fail to save a third of the world’s tree species from extinction, according […]