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Newsletter Digest: Two types of ‘flu, water, and 3 degrees C

Blog  |  Published: 23 April 2010

Swine flu – lessons one year on This time last year, as Kiwis prepared to attend weekend dawn parade and […]

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Newsletter Digest: Ash, DNA swaps and kiwi GM research

Blog  |  Published: 16 April 2010

Ash means empty skies over Britain Thousands of travellers are feeling the effects of a large volcanic eruption in Iceland, […]

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Newsletter Digest: A new ancestor, blood alcohol and online enforcement

Blog  |  Published: 09 April 201009 April 2010

New human ancestor discovered A team of scientists, including three Australians, have uncovered the skeletal remains of a new species […]

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Newsletter Digest: Blood alcohol, the GRA Summit and Phil Jones’ exoneration

Blog  |  Published: 01 April 2010

The science of blood alcohol levels The Government is considering whether or not to reduce the current adult blood alcohol […]

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Newsletter Digest: Future electronics, meat consumption and the NZBio and Kea Awards

Blog  |  Published: 26 March 2010

Life after silicon – future electronics The journal Science gives over much of this week’s issue to the role silicon-based […]

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Newsletter Digest: Clean streams, factory farming and Gardasil

Blog  |  Published: 19 March 2010

Black spots in clean streams report The fact that the disappointing results outlined in the Clean Streams Accord report were […]

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Newsletter Digest: Undersea cables, climate change fatigue and Science-a-Twitter

Blog  |  Published: 12 March 201012 March 2010

Pipe dream or economy booster? The news yesterday that a group of wealthy businessmen including Warehouse founder Stephen Tindall and […]

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Newsletter Digest: Fisheries Science, CRI Taskforce and the SMC Media Trackers

Blog  |  Published: 05 March 2010

The science behind the catch As we head into Sea Week and New Zealanders digest the message of the hard-hitting […]

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Newsletter Digest: GM forage, the CRI Taskforce report and awards entries

Blog  |  Published: 26 February 2010

Leading scientists examine GM issue As part of a Science Media Centre briefing for journalists to be held on Tuesday, […]

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Newsletter Digest: Nutrigenomics, IPCC errors and DNA forensics

Blog  |  Published: 19 February 2010

Nutrigenomics – what is it exactly? Genes, diet and gut health will be the focus of discussion in Auckland next […]

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