The media have reported widely on the viewpoints put forward by science and industry at this week’s Agricultural Biotechnology International […]
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A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.
LanzaTech lauded by World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum has included the NZ biofuel company Lanzatech in its selection of Technology Pioneers – the world’s […]
Continue readingTeen cannabis and IQ in the news
New research investigating adolescent cannabis use and its effect on IQ later in life has been widely covered in the […]
Continue readingAstronaut Neil Armstrong dies, 82
The First man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, has died following complications from cardiovascular surgery. On July 20, […]
Continue readingSir Peter Gluckman’s report on the Transit of Venus
The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor this week presented a report summarising the discussions around science and society that took […]
Continue readingFracking discussed on RNZ’s Nine to Noon
For Radio New Zealand’s Nine to Noon, Kathryn Ryan talks to Drew Hutton, president of the Lock The Gate Alliance […]
Continue readingNZ Researcher wins L’Oréal Women in Science Fellowship
Dr Suetonia Palmer, a senior lecturer at University of Otago, Christchurch, has been recognised with a A$25,000 (NZ$32,480) Fellowship award […]
Continue readingGM environmental benefits undebated – Straight Furrow
In the wake of GM debate raised by an NZ speaking tour by two Australian farmers opposed to GE plants, […]
Continue reading‘Text-speak’ more distracting – study
New research from the University of Canterbury has shown that reading text-speak – the abbreviated writing many of us use […]
Continue readingCoroner inquest and HPV vaccine – expert reponds
Claims relating to vaccine safety are back in the media spotlight as an inquest into the unexplained death of teenager […]
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