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Satellite observations have measured accelerating polar ice mass loss over the past decade as part of the Gravity Recovery and […]
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Biosecurity in New Zealand- have we gone soft at the border? was the title of a conference which has raised […]
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Growth restriction in utero is a potentially serious pregnancy complication with no current treatment options. Around the world, researchers are […]
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Fiona Fox, the chief executive and founder of the UK Science Media Centre, recently spent a day with Nature reporter […]
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A kiwi chick released on an island off the Kapiti coast may be the key to securing the future for […]
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Japanese scientists have grown functional human liver tissue – in mice. The working human liver made using induced pluripotent stem […]
Continue readingMarrying your cousin increases birth defect risk, but only slightly
New research published today in The Lancet confirms that the two main factors associated with an increased risk of babies […]
Continue readingIVF and mental retardation, autism risk – experts respond
A Swedish study has found that IVF treatment is not associated with increased risk of developing an autistic disorder, however […]
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