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Devon Polaschek, Associate Professor of Criminal Psychology in the School of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, a forensic clinical psychologist […]
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Police use of tasers to subdue suspected criminals is again in the spotlight as Australian authorities investigate whether Western Australian […]
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Stem cells made from skin likely possess the same potential as embryonic ones to grow into organ replacements, according to […]
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Continue readingA promising new outlet for science writing
Virtually every week here at the Science Media Centre, we get calls from young science or journalism students who are […]
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Dominion Post writer Jon Morgan on the financial returns required of publicly-funded scientific institutions. Read in full here. An excerpt: […]
Continue readingChannel 4 UK Q&A on swine flu
The UK’s Channel 4 News website asked leading experts to answer questions about swine flu. The Q&A is available in […]
Continue readingScientists respond – MED’s 2009 emissions report
The Science Media Centre is gathering comment from scientists on the Ministry for Economic Development’s latest report on the country’s […]
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