Last night at The New Dowse, the topic of the monthly Lower Hutt Cafe Scientifique focused on swine flu – […]
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NIWA seasonal climate update: Aug – October 2009
“A pause before El Niño” NIWA has published its climate outlook for the next three months, and the gist of […]
Continue readingOceania’s potential extinction crisis
A new paper published by Australian and New Zealand researchers has thrown into stark relief the potential ecological crisis facing […]
Continue readingExperts: New forests crucial to greenhouse gas reduction
University of Canterbury experts say planting new forests, boosting sequestration in existing forests and increasing the use of wood as […]
Continue readingWelma Stonehouse: The importance of folate
Folate is essential for synthesis of DNA and is therefore required for all rapidly growing cells. Without folate living cells […]
Continue readingExpert comment on mouse stem cell paper in Nature
Stem cells made from skin likely possess the same potential as embryonic ones to grow into organ replacements, according to […]
Continue readingChannel 4 UK Q&A on swine flu
The UK’s Channel 4 News website asked leading experts to answer questions about swine flu. The Q&A is available in […]
Continue readingScientists respond – MED’s 2009 emissions report
The Science Media Centre is gathering comment from scientists on the Ministry for Economic Development’s latest report on the country’s […]
Continue readingUK scientists on latest animal research statistics
Medical experiments in the United Kingdom involving animals has shown its largest rise since modern records began, according to new […]
Continue readingNIWA seasonal climate outlook: July – September 2009
NIWA has released its next 3-month outlook: July – September 2009. The original can be found here, and is reproduced […]
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