Expert Reactions

Summer heatwave – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 January 201901 February 2019

MetService has warned there is a hot week ahead for many parts of the country, with many towns and cities set for […]

Festival drug testing – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 January 201911 February 2019

It’s January and the sun’s out, which means it’s festival season and again there is talk about providing drug testing […]

Gene drive tested in mice – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 January 201908 February 2019

US researchers say they’ve had some success in testing out a gene drive in laboratory mice Using CRISPR genome editing, […]

Chinese government report on gene-editing scientist – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 January 201911 December 2024

The Chinese scientist who claims to have produced the world’s first gene-edited babies reportedly “deliberately evaded oversight” according to the […]

Smoking cannabis once as a teen can change your brain – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 January 201911 February 2019

Teens who say they have only smoked cannabis once or twice have both structural and cognitive changes in their brains, […]

Fibre lowers chronic diseases risk – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 January 201911 January 2019

An Otago-led systematic review published in The Lancet finds people with a diet high in fibre and whole grains have lower rates of […]

2018 another hot year in NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 08 January 201909 January 2020

2018 has tied for the second hottest year on record, according to NIWA’s annual climate summary released today. Boosted by last […]

Synthetic drug crackdown – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 December 201811 February 2019

The Government has signalled a range of changes to drug policy in response to increased synthetic drug-related deaths. The changes include classifying […]