Textiles scientist Stewart Collie talks to the Otago Daily Times about the money-spinning potential of a new wool dyeing process […]
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Jon Morgan: GE – 10,000 years in the making
The Dominion Post’s Jon Morgan interviews visiting genetic modification expert Professor Pamela Ronald. An excerpt: (read in full here) “Professor […]
Continue readingRadioLive: Dr Ian Lambie discusses paedophilia in New Zealand
RadioLive: Dr Ian Lambie, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, talks to Graeme Hill about paedophiles, breaking some widely held myths […]
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RadioLive EnviroNews: Graeme Hill interviews Janine Duckworth, Landcare Research’s pest control specialist, on a new vaccine that might control the […]
Continue readingThe Press: Scanner used on cliffs starts work in city
Press Reporter Paul Gorman takes a look at how geo-scanning technology, previously used to detect potential rockfalls and landslides, is […]
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The Science Media Centre is pleased to welcome their newest media advisor, John Kerr, to the organisation. John comes fresh […]
Continue readingFiona Fox: Media meltdown over nuclear threat
The UK Science Media Centre’s Director Fiona Fox has published a lengthy blog post summing up the international media’s response […]
Continue readingExperts on Tokyo tap water contamination
Japanese officials confirmed overnight that samples of Tokyo tap water showed elevated radiation levels more than twice the recommended limit […]
Continue readingFukushima: 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 […]
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