Announcement from AgResearch and Lincoln University issued today at 11am. The Chairman of AgResearch and the Chancellor of Lincoln University […]
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NZ ruminants research in the Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal’s South East Asia bureau chief Patrick Barta, visited New Zealand to report on research efforts underway […]
Continue readingBob Brockie: From Darwin to Destruction
Bob Brockie writing in the Dominion Post outlines how German biologist Ernest Haekel perverted the work of Charles Darwin to […]
Continue readingUK health watchdog issues warning on cold medicines
Britain’s healthcare watchdog, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has recommended that parents not give their children over-the-counter cold […]
Continue readingJunk food back on the school menu
A new paper published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal discusses the Government’s recent decision to remove the healthy […]
Continue readingClimate change to wreak havoc on fisheries
New research on marine ecosystems’ likely response to climate change pressures, presented at the AAAS Annual Meeting this month, predicts […]
Continue reading200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth
Today marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, 12 February 1809, and 150 years since the publication of his […]
Continue readingAre liberties at stake in a proposed DNA law change?
Today’s New Zealand Herald reports that the Justice Minister expects strong public debate over the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment […]
Continue readingObesity during pregnancy increases the risk of birth defects
A new study published in the February 11 issue of JAMA found that pregnant mothers who were overweight or obese […]
Continue readingGM trial cancelled after “serious error of judgement”
Crown Research Institute Plant & Food has stopped one GM trial and put another on hold after a report into […]
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