Charley Mann writes in the Timaru Herald about the bacteria which cover all of our surfaces and which, according to […]
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Dom Post: Alzheimer’s research ‘a breakthrough’
Kate Newton writes in the Dominion Post about researchers in Australia who have identified how the proteins which cause Alzheimer’s, […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Frogs take huge leap of faith
Amelia Wade writes in the New Zealand Herald about a species of frog, discovered by University of Otago scientists, which […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Seeing red over food colours
Rachel Grunwell writes in the New Zealand Herald about experts who are considering whether they should move to ban artificial […]
Continue readingMalborough Express/NZPA: Wine project to get $12m boost
Michael Berry (and NZPA) writes in the Malborough Express about the $12million FoRST grant which will fund research into sauvignon […]
Continue readingStuff/Dom Post: Nobel winner’s medal to inspire new researchers
Tom Hunt writes for the Dominion Post about the gift by Gayl Gentile of her husband Alan MacDiarmid’s nobel prize […]
Continue readingDom Post: Predicting success with Niwa supercomputer
Kate Chapman writes in the Dominion Post about NIWA’s new supercomputer, which is being officially launched today. At only half […]
Continue readingMedia coverage: 1080 replacement 6 years away
Researchers looking into a replacement for the poison 1080 (currently used to control the possum and other pest populations) say […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Essential elements
Michelle Coursey writes in the New Zealand Herald about some of the nutrients we need every day, why we need […]
Continue readingODT: ADHD no ‘made-up’ disorder
Eileen Goodwin writes in the Otago Daily Times about a recent seminar by Professor Anita Thapar in which she discussed […]
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