The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been jointly awarded to Professor John O’Keefe of University College London’s […]
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‘Anti-rape’ mobile app flawed
The Dominion Post quotes New Zealand experts commenting on a new mobile phone app that was designed to check for consent before […]
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Kim Knight at the Sunday Star Times chats to Kiwi scientist Ann Horsburgh about her role in National Geographic’s US documentary […]
Continue readingAsthma vaccine patented by Kiwi scientists
Dominion Post reporter Nikki MacDonald interviews the Wellington scientists who have found, and patented, a new vaccine for asthma. The research – a […]
Continue readingEbola becoming airborne – experts respond
Media coverage around the continuing Ebola outbreak has questioned whether or not the virus could in future change its mode […]
Continue readingFirst case of Ebola in United States – experts respond
The first imported case of Ebola in the US has been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Continue readingNZ ranks 10th in global ageing report
New Zealand is the 10th best country in the world to grow old in, ranking above both Australia and the […]
Continue readingNZ ranks high in global ageing report – experts respond
New Zealand is the 10th best country in the world to grow old in, ranking above both Australia and the […]
Continue readingClimate and canoe offer colonisation clues
Two new studies from Australian and New Zealand authors have shed light on the travels of the first Polynesian settlers […]
Continue readingVolcanic eruption in Japan – experts respond
Japanese volcano Mount Ontake erupted suddenly over the weekend, when the popular recreational site was crowded with hikers, resulting in […]
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