Expert Reactions

Expert Reactions | Published: 03 August 201703 August 2018

After much speculation last week, US scientists have published a study in Nature in which they used CRISPR to edit human […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 July 201703 August 2018

In an analysis article just published in The BMJ, Prof Martin Llewelyn argues that it’s time to drop “complete the course” […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 July 201703 August 2018

UPDATED: The Government has announced a package of changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) following a review of the system. Agriculture […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 July 201703 August 2018

The Chief Coroner and NZ Police have issued a warning following at least seven recent deaths in Auckland that they say appears […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 July 2017

A new study in the BMJ found a small increase in the rate of autism in children whose mothers took antidepressants […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 July 201703 August 2018

After weeks of teasing, a trillion-tonne iceberg has calved off the Larsen C ice shelf into the sea. A UK […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 July 201703 August 2018

Commuters heading north out of the capital face major delays getting home as a result of this afternoon’s landslip, which […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 July 201703 August 2018

The Supreme Court has denied an appeal to allow a land swap for the proposed Ruataniwha Dam project in the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 July 201703 August 2018

Higher levels of sugar consumption during pregnancy might lead to an increased risk of allergic asthma and allergies in the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 03 July 201703 August 2018

Experts say an environmental lobby group is misconstruing scientific evidence about the presence of nanoparticles in baby formula. The Sydney […]