The World Health Organisation is tonight holding its pandemic alert at five, indicating that swine flu is spreading human-to-human in […]
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Swine influenza – backgrounder
A backgrounder on swine influenza put together by the Science Media Centre in London. What is it? · Swine flu […]
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Comments gathered by the Science Media Centre based in London. New Zealand and Australian expert comment can be found here. […]
Continue readingJournalists’ questions on swine flu answered
The Science Media Centre in London compiled answers to questions on swine flu posed by UK-based journalists – answers courtesy […]
Continue readingSwine flu outbreak – Scientists respond
Scientists suggest Auckland students recently returned from a school trip to Mexico with flu-like symptoms are “very likely” to have […]
Continue readingSwine flu “likely” among New Zealand students
New Zealand health authorities have tested and are monitoring New Zealand school children who have returned from Mexico with flu-like […]
Continue readingThe Salinger dismissal – Is there more to it?
**Correction: This blog post has been edited due to factual inaccuracies** A few weeks ago I was sitting on the […]
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Continue readingBritish Government’s plan for carbon capture & storage
Britain’s energy secretary, Ed Miliband has announced that no new coal-fired power station will now get government consent in the […]
Continue readingEncapsulated porcine islet cell transplantation – an evolving therapy for the treatment of type 1 diabetes
A new paper has just been published in Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, which reviews the use of encapsulated porcine […]
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