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University of Otago

Otago University scientist helps shed light on greatest mass extinction

In the News  |  Published: 16 April 2015

Extreme volcanic activity and ocean acidification were responsible for the worst mass extinction in history, according to an international research team […]

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Plans for human ‘body transplant’ met with scepticism

In the News  |  Published: 16 April 201528 March 2016

An Italian surgeon’s plan to perform the first ‘full body transplant’ on a human has been met with scepticism. Published […]

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New ancient NZ ‘Dawn Whale’ identified

In the News  |  Published: 20 November 201428 March 2016

Local palaeontologists have identified – and named – a previously unknown genus of ancient New Zealand baleen whale and two species within […]

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Could Vitamin C help treat cancer? – TVNZ

In the News  |  Published: 14 October 201428 March 2016

Sunday TVNZ‘s Ian Sinclair speaks to Dr. Andrew Miller and Prof. Margreet Vissers about Vitamin C and whether it could help in […]

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Pot-smoking teens less likely to finish high school

In the News  |  Published: 11 September 201412 September 2014

Frequent teenage cannabis use is linked with less educational achievement and other problems later in life, according to New Zealand […]

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Sanitised hands don’t stop sick days

In the News  |  Published: 13 August 201428 March 2016

Compared to good hand washing practice, using hand sanitisers does not reduce school sick leave in children, suggests New Zealand-led […]

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Concern over increasing diabetes rates

In the News  |  Published: 04 March 2013

New research, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, has highlighted the increasing prevalence of diabetes in New Zealand, and […]

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Psa origins mapped – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 February 201301 March 2013

Scientists have mapped the genome of the bacteria responsible for virulent kiwifruit vine disease Psa, providing evidence for the origins and […]

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Otago research makes advances in battle against cancer

In the News  |  Published: 25 May 201125 May 2011

University of Otago scientists have uncovered how a key protein is involved in the uncontrolled growth of cancer cells. Research […]

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NZ Herald: Map faults before rebuild – geologist

In the News  |  Published: 03 March 2011

Isaac Davison writes in the New Zealand Herald about advice from a geologist saying that the faults underlying the Canterbury […]

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