ONLINE BRIEFING: Tues 2 March 2010, 10:30 a.m. Drought-resistance, reduced greenhouse gas emissions intensity, superior nutrition for livestock — these […]
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What sorts of foods should you — personally — eat to be healthiest? Nutrigenomics studies the interaction between our genes […]
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It is 20 years since DNA evidence was first presented in a New Zealand court, a development that resulted in […]
Continue readingCOP15 climate special: Resource centre
Here you will find resources, information and multimedia available to aid the media in the coverage of the COP15 climate […]
Continue readingBriefing: Dietary supplements – the good, the bad and the ineffectual
Dietary supplements are an increasingly common part of our lives, but should they be? A sophisticated, multibillion dollar industry exists […]
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While natural carbon sinks have historically been able to absorb over half of global carbon dioxide emissions, this may no […]
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Next month, the world will gather in Copenhagen for the UN Climate Change Conference (7 – 18 December) to negotiate […]
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SMC ONLINE BRIEFING: 10 am Wednesday 11 November Next month, the world will gather in Copenhagen for the UN Climate […]
Continue readingShould we put biowaste on our agricultural land?
Biowaste is the unavoidable end-point of our civilisation. It’s made up of all of our waste, including biosolids (sewage sludge) […]
Continue readingThe P problem – is banning pseudoephedrine the answer?
The Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, has been tasked with finding ways to fight New Zealand’s worsening methamphetamine […]
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