The controversial “unfortunate experiment” conducted by Dr Herbert Green has been found to have caused the deaths of 8 cervical […]
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The Press: Oil drilling deal off NZ ‘a bad joke’
John Hartevelt of The Press writes about the reactions to yesterday’s announcement that Brazilian oil company Petrobras was to be […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: System hailed as boon to detect leaky buildings
Anne Gibson writes in the New Zealand Herald about a sensor, developed by an Auckland University scientist, which is able […]
Continue readingTVNZ/One News: Ceramic may coat future NASA spacecrafts
New Zealand scientists are helping to develop the next generation of space-capable aircraft by working on the heatshields which will […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Breast cancer vaccine tests successful on mice
US researchers have, they say, successfully trialed a breast cancer vaccine which stopped 100% of breast cancers developing or growing […]
Continue readingDom Post: ‘Greenwash’ threat to NZ trade
Jon Morgan writes in the Dominion Post about an agricultural/horticultural convention at which the risks to New Zealand’s lowering of […]
Continue readingThe Press: Smoking ‘doubles depression risk’
Rebecca Todd writes in The Press about recent research from the University of Otago showing that smoking doubled a person’s […]
Continue readingTNVZ/One News: Brazil giant to explore NZ oil
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has been granted the right to look for for oil drilling spots in the Raukumara Basin, […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Organic food on rise – but birds not so keen
Eloise Gibson writes in the New Zealand Herald about research which showed that, given the choice, birds preferred ‘conventional’ over […]
Continue reading3 News: NZ-made ‘Sleep Time’ milk a hit in Taiwan
David Farrier writes for 3 News about a New Zealand biotech firm which has developed a form of powdered milk […]
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