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Clear your news diary for the last week of August, with an unprecedented number of high-level meetings taking place in […]
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The recent treatment of two Ebola-infected US aid workers with experimental medicine has raised questions about whether medicines not proven to be safe […]
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The Science Media Centre welcomes the newest member of the team, Laura Goodall, as Science Media Information Officer. Laura has […]
Continue readingWHO meeting to address growing Ebola outbreak
As the number of cases of Ebola in West Africa continues to rise, the World Health Organization (WHO) plans to hold a two-day […]
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Dr Heather Hendrickson, lecturer in Molecular Biosciences at Massey University, spoke on Radio New Zealand’s Sunday Morning show on 3rd August about the […]
Continue readingExpert Encounter: Antibiotic resistance
SMC Expert encounters — a new series of monthly lunchtime events for Auckland media Antibiotic resistance is this month’s topic — The evolution and spread […]
Continue readingTwelve questions for Prof Richard Easther – NZ Herald
As part of the New Zealand Herald’s ‘Twelve Questions’ series Sarah Stuart quizzes cosmologist Prof Richard Easther. An excerpt (read […]
Continue readingOral contraceptive and breast cancer – experts respond
Women taking contemporary high-oestrogen birth control pills, and a few other formulations, are at an increased risk of breast cancer, […]
Continue readingThe future of New Zealand science investment
The Government’s draft National Statement of Science Investment lays out the plan for science funding for the next decade and […]
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