Prime Minister John Key has ruled out the use of animals in safety testing for new psychoactive substances. Speaking to […]
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‘Legal highs’ and animal testing – experts respond
New psychoactive substances laws require manufacturers to provide evidence that their product poses a ‘low risk’ to consumers before they […]
Continue readingWHO antibiotic resistance report in the news
A World Health Organisation report warning of increasing global levels of antibiotic resistance has received wide-spread attention in New Zealand. […]
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Overnight, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first global report on antimicrobial resistance, including resistance to antibiotic drugs. The […]
Continue readingHigh antidepressant dose linked to self-harm – experts respond
A study published today in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, found that the risk for deliberate self harm doubles when depressed […]
Continue readingScanning the Antarctic horizon
What will Antarctica look like in 20 years time, and how will any changes affect the world’s oceans, weather and […]
Continue readingWasp-attacking mite to be studied
The media is abuzz over a new wasp biocontrol research project. Landcare research has received research funding to investigate a […]
Continue readingIPCC mitigation report in the news
The release of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s third and final fifth assessment (AR5) report has garnered […]
Continue readingBearded beauty in the eye of the beholder
A University of New South Wales study by Rob Brooks, Zinnia Janif and ex-pat Kiwi Barnaby Dixson has burrowed into […]
Continue readingRuataniwha irrigation dam decision – expert responds
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted resource consent to a proposed irrigation dam that will be the largest built […]
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