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PM’s Chief science advisor on sugar, obesity and taxes
The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Prof Sir Peter Gluckman, spoke this morning on the Paul Henry Show discussing the […]
Continue readingNZ ranks well in material wellbeing index
New research has found that New Zealand ranks highly in a new index of wellbeing based on household consumption. The […]
Continue readingMapping the kiwi genome – In the News
The kiwi’s unique nocturnal behaviour is linked to some altered genes that eliminate color vision and others that modify its […]
Continue readingEnd of life GP Survey – In the News
A survey of GPs medical decision making in end-of-life situations has been widely covered in the New Zealand media. The […]
Continue readingGP Survey explores end of life decisions – Expert reaction
A new survey of New Zealand GPs shows that many make decisions about end of life care that may indirectly […]
Continue readingKiwi genome sniffs out bird’s evolution – Expert reaction
Kiwi evolved specially adapted smell detectors to help them cope with nocturnal life, according to a new study that has […]
Continue readingAlzheimer’s drug announcement – expert reaction
Scientists are cautiously optimistic about new data indicating the drug solanezumab can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease – if […]
Continue readingNew project on the hunt for intelligent life
The search for extra-terrestrial life has been re-invigorated by a new initiative launched by British cosmologist Stephen Hawking and funded […]
Continue readingMini ice age: picking apart the predictions
In the wake of new research suggesting that we might be heading into a mini ice-age, media outlets have dug […]
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