Vitamin C, otherwise called ascorbate, has been found to have a link with cancerous tumour growth, according to University of […]
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Alternatives to 1080 pest control – what and when?
ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING: Tues 20 July, 10 am (NZT) — Conservation efforts in New Zealand currently depend heavily on a […]
Continue readingBusiness Day/Stuff: Researchers aim to bring 3-D into the everyday
William Mace writes in Business Day about work by University of Auckland researchers to make 3D production both more affordable, […]
Continue readingSunday Star Times: Flu expert linked to drug firms
Tony Wall writes in the Sunday Star Times about virologist Lance Jennings, who helped develop NZ’s response to the AH1N1 […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: No accounting for mistakes
Chris Barton writes in the New Zealand Herald about Auckland University’s refusal to require Linda Bryder, author of A History […]
Continue readingA high-fat diet for weight loss and diabetes? Experts respond
The 60 Minutes programme last Wednesday and again last night featured a story about former All Black Captain Taine Randell, […]
Continue readingDom Post: Study links runoff to smaller trout
Marty Sharpe writes in the Dominion Post about a study showing that farm runoff (nitrates) going into the Taharua and […]
Continue readingRNZ: Olive oil waste to be turned into kitty litter
The Village Press company, which makes olive oils, will be using the waste generated from the process to make kitty […]
Continue reading3 News/NZPA: Lady penguins prefer their men fat
Female penguins in some species are more likely to choose fatter mates, according to researchers from Auckland University. In fact, […]
Continue readingTVNZ/NZPA: Govt science spend concentrated
The Foundation for Research, Science and Technology has announced the recipients of this year’s largest science funding round. 42 contracts […]
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