A significant outbreak of measles in Christchurch is continuing to spread. The incident started at the beginning of July […]
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A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.
New swine flu research: less deadly than previously thought
New research suggests that the current estimate of a 0.4% fatality rate for swine flu may be inaccurate. The paper, […]
Continue readingScience Media Centre network set to grow
Peter Griffin, London – It was a pleasant surprise to have on a sweltering London afternoon and with competition from […]
Continue readingFeeding 9 billion people – the looming food security crisis
Peter Griffin in London – A day ahead of the opening of the World Conference of Science Journalists in a […]
Continue readingScience journalism in the spotlight
This week the World Conference of Science Journalists gets underway in London. Over 800 journalists and science communicators will gather […]
Continue readingSwine flu roundup
Swine flu is continuing to spread around the globe. New Zealand is now reporting 523 cases throughout the country, and […]
Continue readingHealth Research Council announces funding decisions
In its annual contestable funding announcement today, the HRC awarded more than $83 million to New Zealand medical researchers, distributed […]
Continue readingBlow for GM research as High Court blocks approval
A High Court ruling overturning approvals granted the Crown research institute Agresearch to undertake GM research across a range of […]
Continue readingGoogle to track flu outbreaks with search data
Google announced today the launch of new flu tracking websites for New Zealand and Australia. By monitoring flu-related search queries, […]
Continue readingBudget 09: What’s in store for science, R&D and innovation?
Finance Minister Bill English this afternoon delivered the 2009-10 budget. The SMC has summarised the policy and funding decisions announced […]
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