NZPA: Pig Transplant Company Set To Start Monkey Trials For Parkinsons Dominion Post:Diabetics queue up for pig treatment The Australian: […]
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A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.
Jon Morgan: Measuring science hard work
Dominion Post writer Jon Morgan on the financial returns required of publicly-funded scientific institutions. Read in full here. An excerpt: […]
Continue readingJim Salinger: Arnie’s right on global warming
Climate scientist Jim Salinger writing in the Herald about California’s record on climate change mitigation policy: read in full here. […]
Continue readingFolic acid in bread: the saga
The debate about whether to make the addition of folic acid mandatory in all New Zealand bread (barring organic breads) […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Moon landing giant step in view of Earth
The New Zealand’s Herald editorial on the significance of the Apollo 11 moon landing 40 years ago today: AN excerpt: […]
Continue readingChris Barton: CERN and science’s great collision
A feature article by New Zealand Herald senior feature writer Chris Barton, who recently visited the site of the Large […]
Continue readingMassive Fiordland quake triggers tsunami alert
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the coast of Fiordland last night has made international headlines. The quake occurred at 9:22 […]
Continue readingMeasles outbreak in Christchurch continues
A significant outbreak of measles in Christchurch is continuing to spread. The incident started at the beginning of July […]
Continue readingNew swine flu research: less deadly than previously thought
New research suggests that the current estimate of a 0.4% fatality rate for swine flu may be inaccurate. The paper, […]
Continue readingScience Media Centre network set to grow
Peter Griffin, London – It was a pleasant surprise to have on a sweltering London afternoon and with competition from […]
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