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Multiple sclerosis research finds new hope in old drugs
University of Victoria Immunologist (and Science Media SAVVY alumnus) Dr Laura Greene, features in this TVNZ news segment highlighting how […]
Continue readingViagra trial in pregnant women may save underweight babies
Growth restriction in utero is a potentially serious pregnancy complication with no current treatment options. Around the world, researchers are […]
Continue readingScience Media Centres featured in Nature
Fiona Fox, the chief executive and founder of the UK Science Media Centre, recently spent a day with Nature reporter […]
Continue readingKiwi chick gives hope for species survival
A kiwi chick released on an island off the Kapiti coast may be the key to securing the future for […]
Continue readingHuman liver tissue grown in mice – experts respond
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 […]
Continue readingPlants in our diet unlikely to regulate genes – study
In the latest twist in the recent scientific discussion over whether double stranded RNA from plants in our diet can interfere […]
Continue readingPhar Lap’s genome to be sequenced
DNA from the New Zealand-born legendary racing horse Phar Lap is to studied in the hope of identifying the genetic […]
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