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Expert Reactions

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

Twitter ‘bots’ spreading misinformation – Expert Reaction

Twitter ‘bots’ spreading misinformation – Expert Reaction

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 […]

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Kauri dieback and myrtle rust research funding boost – Expert Reaction

Kauri dieback and myrtle rust research funding boost – Expert Reaction

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 […]

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Mars 2020 landing site – Expert Reaction

Mars 2020 landing site – Expert Reaction

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 […]

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National Science Challenges mid-way review – Expert Reaction

National Science Challenges mid-way review – Expert Reaction

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 […]

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Ice sheets under 1.5C warming – Expert Reaction

Ice sheets under 1.5C warming – Expert Reaction

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 […]

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Exposure to artificial blue light – Expert Reaction

Exposure to artificial blue light – Expert Reaction

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 […]

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Meningococcal W on the rise – Expert Reaction

Meningococcal W on the rise – Expert Reaction

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 […]

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Seed banking and native trees – Expert Reaction

Seed banking and native trees – Expert Reaction

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 […]

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Mobile phone cancer link in rats – Expert Reaction

Mobile phone cancer link in rats – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 November 201811 February 2019

US research suggests a link between mobile phone radiation and cancer in male rats, but experts have cautioned that the […]

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Abortion law reform – Expert Reaction

Abortion law reform – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 31 October 2018

A briefing paper on abortion law reform has been handed to Justice Minister Andrew Little, after he commissioned the work in February. The […]

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