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Denisovan jawbone discovery – Expert Reaction

Denisovan jawbone discovery – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 May 201901 May 2019

Ancient Denisovans travelled much further than we thought, according to the discovery of a 160,000-year-old jawbone on the Tibetan Plateau […]

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Antarctic glaciers in hot water – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 October 201611 April 2018

Hundreds of metres of solid ice were lost from West Antarctica’s glaciers between 2002 and 2009, according to a US-led […]

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NZ leads in Earth and Environmental Sciences – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 March 201528 March 2016

New Zealand is a leader in earth and environmental sciences in the Asia Pacific region, according to an analysis of high […]

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Recent slowdown in warming explained – experts respond

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 10 February 201428 March 2016

AusSMC: A dramatic increase in the strength of the Pacific trade winds (a pattern of easterly winds spanning the tropics) […]

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‘Break the tyranny of the luxury journals’ – Nobel laureate

Expert Reactions, Reflections on Science  |  Published: 11 December 2013

In UK newspaper the Guardian, Nobel Prize winner Randy Schekman calls for an end to the scientific community’s dependence on […]

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Down’s syndrome and chromosome 21 silencing – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 July 2013

US researchers have successfully silenced the extra chromosome responsible for Down’s syndrome in cells, opening up potential for treatment of […]

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Errors noted in stem cell ‘breakthrough’ research – Nature News

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 24 May 201324 May 2013

Nature News reports on new developments regarding the stem cell breakthrough published last week: several errors have been noted in […]

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Autism genetics unravelled – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 April 201205 April 2012

New research published in the leading journal Nature has started the difficult process picking apart the underlying genetic factors that […]

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Japan’s seismology approach flawed

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 21 April 201121 April 2011

Japan’s approach to earthquake analysis and prediction is flawed and outdated, according to an expert commentary published in the journal […]

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Improving recovery after strokes

In the News  |  Published: 04 November 201004 November 2010

International research involving University of Otago researchers has found a new neuronal signalling pathway which could lead to improved treatments […]

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