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Expert Reactions

A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.

Ice sheets under 1.5C warming – Expert Reaction

Ice sheets under 1.5C warming – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 November 201811 February 2019

Under the Paris Agreement, nations agreed to limit global warming to less than 2C above pre-industrial levels, but even that […]

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Exposure to artificial blue light – Expert Reaction

Exposure to artificial blue light – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 November 201813 November 2018

A new report from Royal Society Te Apārangi summarises what we know about how our increased exposure to artificial blue light […]

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Meningococcal W on the rise – Expert Reaction

Meningococcal W on the rise – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 November 201811 February 2019

A rare strain of meningococcal disease has killed 6 people this year, triggering the Ministry of Health to ask doctors and […]

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Seed banking and native trees – Expert Reaction

Seed banking and native trees – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 November 201811 February 2019

Traditional seed banking – storing seeds at low temperatures – will fail to save a third of the world’s tree species from extinction, according […]

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Mobile phone cancer link in rats – Expert Reaction

Mobile phone cancer link in rats – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 November 201811 February 2019

US research suggests a link between mobile phone radiation and cancer in male rats, but experts have cautioned that the […]

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Abortion law reform – Expert Reaction

Abortion law reform – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 31 October 2018

A briefing paper on abortion law reform has been handed to Justice Minister Andrew Little, after he commissioned the work in February. The […]

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Moral decisions for driverless cars – Expert Reaction

Moral decisions for driverless cars – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 October 201811 February 2019

In a scene right out of ‘The Good Place’, researchers have asked millions of people across the world what they […]

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State of our air – Expert Reaction

State of our air – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 October 201811 February 2019

The Ministry for the Environment’s latest environmental report shows that air quality in New Zealand is generally good, but some […]

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Mice with two mums – Expert Reaction

Mice with two mums – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 October 201808 February 2019

Researchers from China have bred healthy mice with two mums (and no dad) that went on to have normal pups […]

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Australian Cancer Council calls for review of ‘Round-up’ — Expert Reaction

Australian Cancer Council calls for review of ‘Round-up’ — Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 09 October 201811 February 2019

The Australian Cancer Council is reported to be calling for an independent review into the weedkiller, glyphosate  — the active ingredient in […]

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