Japanese officials confirmed overnight that samples of Tokyo tap water showed elevated radiation levels more than twice the recommended limit […]
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Fukushima: expert update on radiation
SMCJ: Our colleagues at the Science Media Centre of Japan have been gathering comments from Japanese scientists on numerous aspects […]
Continue readingFood safety in Japan – experts respond
Expert reaction to measurements of radioactivity in food near Fukushima The quotes below were gathered by our colleagues at the […]
Continue readingNZBio: The potential of living cell therapies
NZBio 2011 saw an update from Professor Bob Elliot of Living Cell Technologies, which is undertaking trials in New Zealand […]
Continue readingNZBio: Clinical trials in NZ – how do we do more?
New Zealand is good for clinical trials of new treatments and drugs, but a number of barriers are holding back […]
Continue readingSMCJ: Reactors at Fukushima will not reach recriticality – expert
The Science Media Centre of Japan continues to issue English language updates from Japanese scientists and experts as the situation […]
Continue readingOutside the evacuation zone: Health effects of low dose radiation
Media coverage and commentary on the crisis in Japan’s Fukeshima Daiichi nuclear plant has focused intensely on possible acute effects […]
Continue readingFukushima – Projections for a radioactive plume
Our colleagues at the UK SMC gathered the comments below. Journalists are free to use these quotes directly in their […]
Continue readingSMC Backgrounder on radiation
This is a backgrounder preared by the Science Media Centre of Canada in response to the unfolding situation at the […]
Continue readingThe Canterbury earthquake and the science response
Media are invited to attend a press conference at 11am today on the scientific response to the Canterbury earthquake and […]
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