The science of blood alcohol levels The Government is considering whether or not to reduce the current adult blood alcohol […]
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Agricultural emissions – the global effort to reduce them
Officials and scientists from 28 countries that have signed up to the Global Research Alliance will arrive in Wellington next […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Future electronics, meat consumption and the NZBio and Kea Awards
Life after silicon – future electronics The journal Science gives over much of this week’s issue to the role silicon-based […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Undersea cables, climate change fatigue and Science-a-Twitter
Pipe dream or economy booster? The news yesterday that a group of wealthy businessmen including Warehouse founder Stephen Tindall and […]
Continue readingClimate change and risk fatigue – what can science do?
ONLINE BRIEFING: Tuesday 9 March 2010, 10.30 am NZT Climate scientists have been warning since the 2007 publication of the […]
Continue reading‘Fish for the future’ – the science behind the catch
ONLINE BRIEFING: Monday 8 March 2010, 11 am NZT Seaweek kicks off this week with the theme ‘Fish for the […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Fisheries Science, CRI Taskforce and the SMC Media Trackers
The science behind the catch As we head into Sea Week and New Zealanders digest the message of the hard-hitting […]
Continue readingBusiness Day/NZPA: GE pasture trial concerns
Kent Atkinson (NZPA) reports in Business Day on the upcoming application by the Pastoral Genomics group for a conditional release […]
Continue readingGreener pastures? GM forage crops in New Zealand
ONLINE BRIEFING: Tues 2 March 2010, 10:30 a.m. Drought-resistance, reduced greenhouse gas emissions intensity, superior nutrition for livestock — these […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: GM forage, the CRI Taskforce report and awards entries
Leading scientists examine GM issue As part of a Science Media Centre briefing for journalists to be held on Tuesday, […]
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