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Experts are warning of potentially bad influenza season this year and encouraging vaccination. Influenza researchers Prof Lance Jennnings from Canterbury […]
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Overhunting and deforestation by Pre-European settlers in the Pacific led to extensive loss of bird life, according to new estimates […]
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UPDATED: Independent experts have responded to accusations that lax regulations are allowing potentially unsafe genetically modified products into New Zealand […]
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ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING – FRI 22 MAR The ‘big dry’ continues, with the entire North Island officially declared a drought […]
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A new study comparing the DNA of a giant squid held at Te Papa with samples from 42 of its […]
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Bioethicists challenge boundaries society takes for granted – but must “tread carefully”, writes a leading bioethics expert. The University of […]
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Authorities are investigating a potential breach of GM requirements at Lincoln University following the discovery of a genetically modified fungus […]
Continue readingAustralian anthrax outbreak – experts respond
An outbreak of anthrax in New South Wales, Australia, has killed up to 40 cattle and several farms in the […]
Continue readingAuckland SAVVY workshop boosts scientists’ confidence
Science Media SAVVY in Auckland Twelve keen scientists were put through their paces in Auckland in mid-March in the second […]
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