Engineers are calling for a rethink in building design and standards in the wake of the Christchurch earthquakes. Designing to […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Experts respond: Fukushima now ‘Level 7’ Nuclear Incident
On Tuesday Japan upgraded the incident level for the Fukushima nuclear power plant from 5 to 7 on the International […]
Continue readingExperts respond: Stem cells generate eye-like structure
Research published today in the journal Nature has found that stem cells from mice have an unexpected ability to spontaneously […]
Continue readingKiwi scientists to UN: Top 5 Priorities for Health
A review article published in the Lancet today puts forward health priorities aimed at tackling some of the worlds biggest […]
Continue readingExperts respond: More comments on Fukushima power plant and iodine-131
Efforts to control the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Nuclear powerplant in Japan have led to the release of radioactive […]
Continue readingExpert on links between major earthquakes
A paper published this week in Nature Geoscience reviewed 30 years of earthquake records and concluded that large earthquakes do […]
Continue readingExperts respond to radioactive iodine-131 in UK
Efforts to control the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Nuclear powerplant in Japan have led to the release of radioactive […]
Continue readingExperts on Tokyo tap water contamination
Japanese officials confirmed overnight that samples of Tokyo tap water showed elevated radiation levels more than twice the recommended limit […]
Continue readingFukushima: expert update on radiation
SMCJ: Our colleagues at the Science Media Centre of Japan have been gathering comments from Japanese scientists on numerous aspects […]
Continue readingFood safety in Japan – experts respond
Expert reaction to measurements of radioactivity in food near Fukushima The quotes below were gathered by our colleagues at the […]
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