A podcast recorded at the NZBio 2011 conference in Auckland (March 21 – 23, 2011) looking at the investment opportunities […]
Continue readingReflections on Science
Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Jon Morgan: GE – 10,000 years in the making
The Dominion Post’s Jon Morgan interviews visiting genetic modification expert Professor Pamela Ronald. An excerpt: (read in full here) “Professor […]
Continue readingNZBio: The potential of living cell therapies
NZBio 2011 saw an update from Professor Bob Elliot of Living Cell Technologies, which is undertaking trials in New Zealand […]
Continue readingNZBio: Clinical trials in NZ – how do we do more?
New Zealand is good for clinical trials of new treatments and drugs, but a number of barriers are holding back […]
Continue readingJohn McClure: Future shock – nine lessons from Canterbury
Victoria University’s Proffessor John McClure writes in the Sunday Star Times about the lack of preparation of many for a […]
Continue readingSCANZ 2011 – “Listening to the other side”
Earlier this week, the Science Media Centre was involved in organising the annual conference of the Science Communicators’ Association of […]
Continue readingWhy science communication is vital
At this morning’s SCANZ conference in Auckland, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, gave a speech about […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Nanotech conference highlights
UPDATED: See below for new audio The Fifth International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-5) opens this week in […]
Continue readingODT: Easiest option on marine reserves
An editorial in the Otago Daily Times discusses the news that the government will establish three large marine reserves, and […]
Continue readingSouthland Times: To vaccinate or not to vaccinate
Mark Hotton writes in this opinion piece about why he and his partner have decided to vaccinate their child. Hotton […]
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